Legal Opinion
Veno v. Saleh
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 2003PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from an order of Supreme Court, Cattaraugus County (NeMoyer, J.), entered October 5, 2001, which reduced the lien of the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services on the proceeds of a medical malpractice settlement between plaintiff and defendant.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and the original lien is reinstated.
Memorandum: The Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services (DSS) appeals from an order reducing its medical assistance lien on the proceeds of a medical malpractice…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Calvanese v. CalvaneseNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Gold v. United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
3Cited by1 opinion
- James v. City of OleanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003