Legal Opinion

Campbell v. Thomas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 16, 2010PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Prudenti, P.J.

Elder abuse, including the financial exploitation of elderly individuals who have become mentally incapacitated, is an “often well hidden problem” (Bailly, Supp Practice Commentaries, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 34A, Mental Hygiene Law § 81.14, 2010 Pocket Part, at 36), in part because the perpetrator of such conduct is in many cases a member of the *105victim’s family.1 With “the demographics promising] a greater percentage of older Americans in the next thirty years” (Matter of Astor, 13 Misc 3d 1203[A], 2006 NY Slip Op 51677[U], *5 [Sup Ct, NY County…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Giles v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  5. New York Mutual Life Insurance v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Norwest Bank Minnesota, NA v. E.M.V Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. Mariano v. FiorvanteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. In re the Estate of BerkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Sandhu v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2013
  5. Matter of BerkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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