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Ethics Opinions Underscore Problems That Medicare Liens Create when Negotiating Settlements

In serious personal injury cases, a common issue arises in settlement talks that affect the course of negotiations – Liens; Specifically, health insurer liens and liens asserted by Medicare. The problem is simple: a plaintiff...more

Pro Per Living Trust Beneficiary v. Sibling Beneficiary Trustees

Petition Determine Validity of Trust, Accounting, Remove Trustees, Breach of Trust

PETITION TO DETERMINE VALIDITY OF PURPORTED TRUST AMENDMENT; SUSPEND AND REMOVE CO-TRUSTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; FOR OTHER RELIEF FOR BREACH OF TRUST; FOR AN ACCOUNTING; FOR INSTRUCTIONS [PROBATE CODE...more

Left Untreated, Stomach Aches Can Be Deadly For Elderly Nursing Home Patients With C. Diff

C. difficile is considered the most common cause of diarrhea in nursing homes. Because many elderly nursing home patients are more susceptible to C. difficile infections and its accompanying complications, nursing home staff...more

How to detect nursing home abuse

Newspaper interview with nursing home lawyer, Jonathan Rosenfeld regarding the sexual abuse of residents at LaSalle County Nursing Home. ...more

Witness for the Defense

The below article is a piece on Daniel E. Cummins, Esquire an insurance defense attorney with the firm of Foley, Cognetti, Comerford, Cimini & Cummins in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This article, which appeared in the May,...more