On August 18, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill amending Section 2801-d of New York’s Public Health Law to expressly provide the legal representative or estate of a nursing home resident the right to bring a...more
By addressing the scope of damages sought in a wrongful death lawsuit for one’s child, a recent decision has reaffirmed the bar of recovery of non-pecuniary damages. In separating pecuniary damages from psychological damages,...more