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May

New ABA Ethics Opinion: Lawyers May Review Jurors’ Online Public Information, But Private Social Media is Off Limits

May 16, 2014
Trial lawyers must know where the ethical line is drawn between properly investigating jurors and...
04
May

12 Things You May Not Know About The Affordable Care Act

May 4, 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an historic effort by the government to extend medical...
31
Mar

Effective April 1, 2014, New Jersey Substantially Increases the Medicaid Penalty Divisor

March 31, 2014
As a result of the advocacy efforts by several New Jersey elder law attorneys following a...
25
Feb

CMS Provides Guidance on Application of Medicaid’s Estate Recovery and Asset Transfer Rules to Medicaid Recipients Eligible Under The Affordable Care Act

February 25, 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a letter (CMS Letter SMD-14-001)...
26
Jan

New Jersey Supreme Court Tentative Argument Schedule for February 4, 2014

January 26, 2014
(From the website of the New Jersey Judiciary)  The following is the Supreme Court’s schedule...
12
Nov

New Hampshire Law Gives Nursing Homes the Right to Sue Fiduciaries and Recipients of Gifts from Facility Residents

November 12, 2013
The New Hampshire legislature has enacted a new law that allows nursing homes to sue...
09
Nov

Support Passage of the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act

November 9, 2013
The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, recently introduced in the U.S. House and Senate, would...
06
Nov

Significant Changes To VA Claims Process Proposed

November 6, 2013
On October 31, 2013, proposed changes to the process of filing disability claims and appeals...
08
Oct

Federal Court Rules Surviving Spouses of Reverse Mortgage Holders Cannot Lose Homes

October 8, 2013
A federal district court ruled that banks cannot foreclose on surviving spouses of reverse mortgage...
26
Jun

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Surviving Spouse Of Lesbian Couple Entitled To Estate Tax Refund

June 26, 2013
New York recognized the marriage of state residents Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, who wed...
06
Jun

Proposed Legislation Introduced Establishing A Look-Back Period And Gift Penalties For Veterans Applying For VA Pension Benefits

June 6, 2013
Senate Bill 748, entitled the “Veterans Pension Protection Act,” was introduced on April 17, 2013....
28
May

SSA Revises Regulations, Permits First-Party Trusts to Pay for Non-Beneficiary Travel in Some Cases

May 28, 2013
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised its Program Operations Manual System (POMS) to allow...
22
Mar

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act

March 22, 2013
In the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-53 et seq., the...
06
Jan

Are Estate Plans Involving Trusts And Other Sophisticated Techniques Necessary Now That The Federal Estate Exemption Is $5 Million?

January 6, 2013
Until recently, estate planners have typically created estate plans by using a number of sophisticated...
02
Jan

“Fiscal Cliff” Legislation Makes $5 Million Federal Estate Tax Exemption Permanent

January 2, 2013
The so-called “fiscal cliff” legislation enacted last night by Congress made a number of substantial...
20
Dec

New Jersey Increases Medicaid Penalty Divisor, But Artificially Keeps The Rate Far Less Than The Actual Monthly Cost Of Nursing Home Care

December 20, 2012
New Jersey’s Medicaid rules are complicated, and seem like they’re always changing. One such change...
07
Nov

VA Tightens Pension Rules Governing The Reimbursement Of Facility Room And Board Costs

November 7, 2012
On October 26, 2012, David McLenachen, Director of the Pension and Fiduciary Division, Department of...
01
Nov

Annual Exclusion From Federal Gift Taxes Increases To $14,000 In 2013

November 1, 2012
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Revenue Procedure 2012-41 which set forth inflation-adjusted revenue items...
24
Oct

Class Action Challenging Medicare’s “Improvement Standard” Settled, Easing Coverage Rules for Beneficiaries

October 24, 2012
The settlement of Jimmo v. Sebelius, Docket No. 11-cv-17 (D.Vt., January 18, 2011), a nationwide...
29
Jun

In 5 to 4 Ruling, United States Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

June 29, 2012
In a landmark ruling released on Thursday, June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court...
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