In 2009 a female employee at Broome Developmental Center commenced an action for sexual harassment. The case was tried before a jury in Broome County Supreme Court during the week of March 12th.  After 2 days of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict this past Monday (March 19th) against Broome Developmental Center, finding they failed to protect the female from the hostile work environment that arose from being a victim of sexual harassment as well as her reporting of the harassment. [...]

Costs of Some New Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Going Down in 2018 While long-term care insurance costs are up in general, some policies are going down in 2018, according to the 2018 Long Term Care Insurance Price Index, an annual report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), an industry group. A married couple who are both 60 years old would pay an average of $3,490 a year combined for a total of $333,000 of long-term care insurance coverage when they reach [...]

Child Custody and Visitation cases in NY Family Court By Binghamton & Ithaca Family Law Attorneys Levene Gouldin & Thompson has been Best Law Firm rated by U.S. News & World Report in Family Law (2018, 2019, 2020). LGT is one of the area’s oldest law firms and was founded in 1927. Our family law attorneys handle child custody, child support and visitation matters in Upstate NY including Binghamton, Owego, Ithaca and Cortland. Call for a consultation. 607.763.9200 How long [...]

Spending Down Assets to Qualify for Medicaid Medicaid has strict asset rules that require applicants to "spend down" their assets before they can qualify for coverage.  It is important to know what you can spend your money on without endangering your Medicaid eligibility. In order to be eligible for Medicaid in New York, applicants must have no more than $15,150 in "countable" assets (the dollar figure may differ in other states).  In addition, Medicaid also has strict asset transfer [...]

Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP is pleased to announce that Michelle C. McCabe-Szczepanski and Daniel J. Nugent have become Associates of the Firm. Michelle graduated from Le Moyne College in 2014, and in 2017 received her J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law. She will focus her practice in Family Law, Medical Malpractice and Litigation. Daniel graduated from Binghamton University in 2014, and received his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 2017. He will focus his [...]