Legal Opinion
James v. City of Olean
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 2, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of Supreme Court, Cattaraugus County (NeMoyer, J.), entered November 28, 2001, which reduced the medical assistance hen of the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services.
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.
*1245Memorandum: The Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services (DSS) appeals from an order reducing its medical assistance lien on the proceeds of a $50,000 personal injury settlement between plaintiff and defendant. We agree with DSS that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hayner Hoyt Corp. v. Utica First InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Veno v. SalehAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003