Category: News

NCLEJ Comments on Health Insurance Exchanges

NCLEJ attorneys Gina Mannix and Cary LaCheen have submitted extensive comments on proposed HHS regulations governing the health insurance exchanges to be created under the Affordable Care Act. The comments’ recommendations are drawn from our experience with public…

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Debevoise Partner Joins NCLEJ’s Board of Directors

New York City attorney Shannon Rose Selden, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, has joined NCLEJ’s Board of Directors.  Ms. Selden was elected at the September 2011 meeting. “We are fortunate to have Ms. Selden join our…

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Columbia County, NY, Agrees to Speed Applications Processing

On April 5, 2011, NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center filed Travis v. Mossman, a federal class action, in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York to challenge Columbia County’s pattern and practice…

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Four Prominent Attorneys Join NCLEJ’s Board of Directors

New York City attorneys Stacey R. Friedman, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell; Mark A. Kirsch, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jonathan D. Siegfried, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf; and Steven M. Witzel, a partner…

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See the latest on the Campaign for the Dodyk Fellowship

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Check Out NCLEJ’s Summer Newsletter

Read more about our recent cases and other exciting NCLEJ news.

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NCLEJ and Colleagues Secure Settlement with Nassau County, NY, to Speed Provision of Food Stamps, Medicaid, and Cash Public Assistance

NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in January 2015 in a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging Nassau County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp,…

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NCLEJ and Colleagues Sue Columbia County, NY for Systemic Failure to Process Food Stamp, Medicaid, and Cash Assistance Applications in a Timely Fashion

On April 5, 2011, NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center filed Travis v. Mossman, a federal class action, in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York to challenge Columbia County’s pattern and practice…

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NCLEJ and Colleagues Achieve Settlements to Secure Colorado’s Timely Processing of Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP, and TANF Applications

This case was filed in 2004 following Colorado’s premature launch of a flawed new computer system to manage applications and ongoing eligibility for all of its public benefits programs. The new system, known as the Colorado Benefits Management…

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NCLEJ Dinner on May 26th Honored PD Villarreal, Bob Herbert, and Paul Dodyk

Elpidio (PD) Villarreal, GlaxoSmithKline Senior Vice President for Global Litigation; Bob Herbert, award-winning columnist; and Paul Dodyk, NCLEJ’s former Board Chair and retired Cravath partner were honored at NCLEJ’s annual Awards Dinner on May 26 at The Lighthouse…

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