Legal Opinion
Mayerson v. DeBuono
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John P. DiBlasi, J.
This State’s Public Health Law provides for the award of counsel fees to a parent who has “substantially prevailed” at a hearing under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 1 In what appears to be a case of first impression in this State, this court must determine whether counsel fees may be awarded to either of the parents of a child who prevail at such a hearing where one of them is a partner in the law firm which was “retained” to represent their interests and those of their child at the hearing. Based upon the analysis which…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Kay v. EhrlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- New York Life Insurance v. State Tax CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- McLaughlin Ex Rel. McLaughlin v. Boston School CommitteeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
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