How much are the 2022 Medicare benefit deductibles? hospital deductible $1,556, co-insurance (days 61-90) $389/day, and skilled nursing facility co-insurance (days 21-100) $194.50/day. How much are the 2022 NY Medicaid Institutional and Community/Home Care resource and income allowances? (Community / Home Care Benefits are in parenthesis): resource allowance $16,800 ($16,800), income allowance $50 ($934), community […]
Category Archives: Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC Blog
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Jan
Jan
Were you or a loved one seriously injured due to another’s negligence? Here is what you should know about an injury. Contact our attorneys now. 1) What To Do After an Accident The first thing you should do is call 911 if the injury is serious Next, you will want to seek medical treatment at […]
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Jan
Jan
A vehicle operated and owned by the defendants rear-ended a vehicle operated by plaintiff while stopped for a red light. Plaintiff driver claimed that he sustained injuries to his shoulder and spine. The two passenger plaintiffs claimed injuries to their knees and spines. Defendants moved for summary judgment and an order dismissing the complaint on […]
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Jan
Jan
Karen Noller vs. Edwin Holt was one of the largest New York personal injury jury verdicts of 2021. Noller was injured when Holt, a distracted driver traveling at 40 miles per hour, rear-ended her stopped automobile. Holt testified that he took no evasive action to prevent the impact. Noller was a 47 year old home […]
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Jan
Jan
All evictions filed in town and village courts will be transferred to the Erie County Court Landlord Tenant Hub Court (“ECHC”). The Hub Court, located in Rochester City Court, is a virtual court using Microsoft Teams. Once the case is transferred by the village or town court, the parties will be contacted by mail with […]
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Dec
Dec
Landlord Denied Rochester, NY College Students Housing And Then Claimed They Owed Thousands in Rent, Referring Them to Predatory Debt Collectors. In a textbook case of everything a New York landlord should not do, New York State Attorney General Letitia James cancelled more than $200,000 in illegal housing debt for dozens of Rochester college students […]
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Dec
Dec
After a New York executive order (EO) temporarily allowed remote online notarizations as an emergency measure during the Covid 19 pandemic, a new state law permanently legalizes it. The EO, which expired on June 24, 2021, allowed notaries in New York to sign documents using audio-video technology, instead of signing and notarizing documents in person […]
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Dec
Dec
New York car accident attorney Robert Friedman discusses the frequency of traffic deaths in NYC. A Christmas Eve traffic accident added to what has been the worst year for traffic deaths in New York City since Mayor de Blasio took office in 2014 and launched his “Vision Zero” program with the goal of ending deadly […]
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Dec
Dec
Rochester Car Accident Attorney Robert Friedman has the unique experience of having successfully prosecuted over 33,000 dangerous and distracted drivers for 36 years as a Vehicle & Traffic Prosecutor. He was named 2003 WNY Prosecutor of the Year. Prosecutor Friedman stopped a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the New York seatbelt law. As a […]