Elder Law 
David Kubikian joins the law firm of Jean Mahserjian – Albany Times Union (blog)
Kubikian joined the Clifton Park law firm. His practice areas will include matrimonial law, real estate law, estates and trusts/elder law, bankruptcy law and taxation. Most recently, Kubikian was an associate at the New York City law firm of Stroock … Continue reading
Recent Elder Abuse Cases Prompt Look at Nursing Home Laws, Liability – PR-USA.net
Two former nursing home workers from Jonesboro, Georgia were indicted by a grand jury this November on charges they abused one of the Alzheimer’s patients in their care. Jermeller Steed and Cicely Reed have been charged with false imprisonment and … Continue reading
Elder Law: Community Spouses and their role in senior care – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Community Spouse, Community Spouse Resource Allowance (Minimum and Maximum), Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (Minimum and Maximum), Penalty Divisor, Resource Limit, Exempt and non-Exempt Resources — should you care what these terms are? Well, if you …
Obama Health Care Law Lags In States – Huffington Post
That could happen even if the Supreme Court upholds Obama’s law, called the Patient Protection and Affordable … that certainly won’t help it succeed,” said Urban Institute senior researcher Matthew Buettgens. The 13 states that have adopted …
Senior Chinese official urges further judicial reform – People’s Daily Online
BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — Senior Chinese official Zhou Yongkang on Friday called … The revision of China’s Criminal Procedure Law is one of the important tasks of the judicial system reform, and judicial organs should finish the draft amendment … Continue reading
Proposed bills get tough on elder abuse – Statesman Journal
Smith said the law should allow for a test so that a potential caregiver … “It is striking how far we have come in child abuse — and how far we have to go in elder abuse,” Smith said.
SC’s Bhandari front-runner for ICJ judge post – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court Judge Justice Dalveer Bhandari has … Justice Bhandari has authored judgments that requested Parliament to take a fresh look at divorce laws to permit irretrievably break down of marriage as a ground for …
Yemen MPs approve controversial Saleh immunity law – YAHOO!
The law adopted gives Saleh, in power since 1978 … and east between the army and Al-Qaeda linked militants might trigger a delay to the poll. But a senior official of Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) party, Sultan al-Barakani, insisted … Continue reading
Wisconsin Recall Elections a Sure Thing, but New ID Law May Undercut Anti-Walker Vote – AlterNet
Laws passed in 2011 virtually eliminate public-employee bargaining … More than 300 people attended a January 11 seminar in Milwaukee aimed at educating senior citizen, civil rights, and disability activists to help marginalized people obtain …
Murdoch to pay Jude Law, 36 others for hacking – Post-Journal
“It follows years of aggressive denials and a cavalier approach to private information and the law.” In a statement, the claimants’ lawyers said that “News Group has agreed to compensation being assessed on the basis that senior employees and directors
