Brian A. Raphan, Esq.Jun 6, 20151 minMedicaid Recipient Cannot Bring Claim to Require State to Deduct Guardianship FeesNEW YORK: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit holds that a Medicaid recipient who is under guardianship cannot bring a §...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.Jun 4, 20155 minJASA PETS Project: Helping NYC Seniors and Their Animal CompanionsThere is a little-known program in New York City that’s helping to keep some senior citizens’ pets where they belong — in their loving...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.Jun 3, 20151 minSOL Prevents Family From Enforcing Promissory Note Against Mother’s EstateReversing a lower court, a Kansas appeals court rules that a Medicaid recipient’s family cannot enforce a promissory note against her...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.May 29, 20152 minBB King heirs to challenge his Will and actions of managerAssociated Press in Las Vegas Lawyer for daughters and other heirs alleges business manager misappropriated millions, had been untruthful...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.May 8, 20153 minWhat Rights Do Bedsore Victims Have?You’d be surprised how many times we hear the following from clients…”the nursing home said our dad’s skin condition was broken down and...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.May 8, 20151 minRole Reversal in Retirement by MarjorieElderChicks One of our daughters who had made the difficult decision to only have one child said it was easier to make… View original...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.May 7, 20153 minWhy You Should Redo Your Estate Plan When You Remarry:If you are getting remarried, you obviously want to celebrate, but it is also important to focus on less exciting matters like redoing...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.Apr 21, 20154 min‘Smart bandage’ detects bedsores before they are visible to doctorsBy Sarah Yang, Media Relations | March 17, 2015 BERKELEY — Engineers at UC Berkeley are developing a new type of bandage that does far...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.Apr 17, 20152 minState Not Required to Treat Medicaid Applicant’s Multiple Transfers as One TransactionA Kentucky appeals court rules that a Medicaid applicant’s penalty period is appropriate because the state is not required to treat...