Upholding the decision of a trial judge who quashed a subpoena, New Jersey appellate court ruled that plaintiffs in a defamation suit over anonymous postings on a blog may not obtain the writers’ names via subpoena served on the corporate host of the blog. Somerset Development, LLC v. Cleaner Lakewood, Superior Court of New Jersey,.. read more →
For the past several years, I have represented Thomas Saccone, a retired Newark, NJ firefighter with a severely disabled adult child named Anthony. Anthony lives with his parents, is unable to work, has been found to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration, and for many years has received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and.. read more →
Aid and Attendance is a benefit that is available through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a qualifying veteran whose net worth is not “excessive” and who: is bedridden, or requires the aid of another person to perform activities of daily living, or is a nursing home resident, as a result of mental or.. read more →
A New York appeals court allowed a case for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty to proceed against an attorney who charged more than $44,000 for Medicaid planning work to protect a net estate valued at about $130,000. Sobel v. Ansanelli, (N.Y. Sup. Ct., App. Div., 2nd Dept., No. 2011-11418, Sept. 19, 2012). In.. read more →
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides a funding source to pay nursing home costs for elderly and disabled persons. The Medicaid program was created under Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965, codified in the U.S. Code, Title 42, Section 1396 et seq. New Jersey’s Medicaid regulations are found.. read more →
History What is generally thought of as Social Security is now contained in Title II of the Social Security Act (SSA). SSA was originally adopted in 1935 as part of New Deal legislation, which included old age benefits, unemployment benefits and workers’ compensation benefits. Added immediately after the SSA was passed was survivor’s benefits for.. read more →
New veterans are going online to find camaraderie or get their questions answered. Some websites utilized by new veterans follow: Community of Veterans: http://iava.communityofveterans.org Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://iava.org Veterans Aid: http://www.veteranaid.org/ Veterans of Foreign Wars: http://www.vfw.org VFW Post 1: http://www.vfwpost1.org American Legion: http://www.legion.org Department of Veterans Affairs: http://www.va.gov VA Health Care: https://www.va.gov/health-care/.. read more →
A New Jersey appeals court recently affirmed a trial court judgment dividing the assets remaining in a supplemental needs trust established for a deceased adult child with special needs between the child’s parents even though the biological father was a “deadbeat dad,” paying no child support, contributing nothing to his daughter’s medical care and visiting.. read more →
Two New Jersey defense attorneys allegedly caused a paralegal to “friend” the plaintiff in a personal injury case so they could access information on his Facebook page that was not available to the public. The Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) charged that the “friend” request, made “on behalf of and at the direction of” the.. read more →
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