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New York Law Journal

Transfer of a Foreign Guardianship to New York

Circumstances in life are constantly changing, and it may be in the best interest of a person subject to a guardianship in another jurisdiction to have a New York court accept the transfer of the out-of-state guardianship. Such a transfer is governed by Article 83.33 of the Mental Hygiene Law, effective April 21, 2014.
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New York Law Journal

NY Sues Centers for Care Nursing Homes for Fraud, Patient Neglect

This is the fourth lawsuit that Attorney General Letitia James has filed against nursing home owners and operators in New York in the past year.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

"'Laws' Means 'Laws'": Justices Back Broad Reading of 1871 Civil Rights Statute

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's majority opinion recounts Congress' Reconstruction era effort to address "state-sanctioned lawlessness and violence against the freedmen and their White Republican allies."
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Texas Lawyer

Texas Legislative Reforms Would Make Associate Judges State Employees

Three bills are intended to improve communications in connection with guardianship proceedings.
4 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge: 'Bank Owes No Duty' to Stop $3.68M in Wire Transfers in Suspected Elder Financial Exploitation Case

While the number of elderly people targeted slightly decreased from 2021 compared to 2022, the amount of money collectively lost nearly doubled from $1.7 billion to $3.1 billion, respectively, according to the FBI's most recent report.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Restrictive Fair Hearing Decision on Medicaid Trust Vacated

A recent fair hearing decision denying a home care application, based on language in a trust that New York City Medicaid previously had routinely approved, has been vacated.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—May 3, 2023—Duane Morris

To coincide with the NFL Draft, Duane Morris recently hosted a CLE program titled "The Future Is on the Clock: The Evolution of Sports and Technology" to discuss emerging issues, risk management and opportunities in sports and technology.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Barley Snyder Acquires Lebanon Firm Reilly Wolfson

The lawyers are aiming to reach a growing legal market in Lebanon.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

It's Spring: Calling Safes and Outs on Fiduciary Managment

Personal representatives and trustees are both held to the same standard of care as specified in Fla. Stat. 733.602(1), 733.609(1) and 736.0804. Personal representatives and trustees must both make prudent investment decisions and employ prudent investment strategies.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'A Civil Death': Guardianship Reform Is Needed Now

Guardianship can be an important tool for helping to care for vulnerable individuals who need assistance when they lose capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. But guardianship must and should be, by law, the last resort.
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