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Remarriage terminates widow’s eligibility for disabled veterans property tax exemption

There are some circumstances in which a person’s eligibility for governmental benefits is affected by his or her marital status. This is certainly the case with Medicaid/MLTSS; Supplemental Security Income; and exemption from inheritance tax on receipt of an inheritance. … Continue reading

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Determining eligibility for workers' compensation benefits when an employee is injured while "off duty"

A New York City Transit Authority [Authority] employee [Claimant] was assigned to work the 12:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. shift. Claimant "clocked out" ten minutes early "having completed his shift" and took an Authority train to return home. As Claimant … Continue reading

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Eligibility Cannot be Raised in IPR Appeal

Neptune Generics v. Eli Lilly (Fed. Cir. 2019)Mylan Labs v. Eli Lilly (Fed. Cir. 2019) This appeal combines twelve different inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. In each case, the PTAB Board sided with the patentee — holding that the claims of … Continue reading

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How Does Patent Eligibility Affect Investment?

David Taylor (SMU) was interested in how patent eligibility decisions at the Supreme Court affected venture investment decisions, so he thought he would ask. He put together an ambitious survey of 14,000 investors at 3000 firms, and obtained some grant … Continue reading

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Florida Senate Committee Votes to Permanently Shorten Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility

A Florida Senate bill that would permanently shorten how long patients can have Medicaid cover past healthcare bills narrowly cleared its first state Senate committee hearing Monday, advancing an estimated $104 million policy that could affect about 11,500 Floridians’ care. … Continue reading

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