"Law firm Abrams Fensterman lost its bid to hslt New York Attorney General Letitia James' investigation into its role in helping nursing homes recover unpaid bills. James is looking into the Long Island-based firm's apparently systematic practice of suing the relatives and friends of residents to collect on bills, including after the nursing home resident had died, and whether the scheme thwarts state and federal debt collection laws and a state law against deceptive business practices."
"The attorney general issued a subpoena in June 2024 ordering Abrams Fensterman to hand over documents involving third parties the firm sued in the state of New York on behalf of a nursing home attempting to collect a resident's debt. After the firm refused to deliver those documents, and meetings between the parties failed to find resolution on the subpoena's scope, the firm moved to quash the state's action."
"Given NYAG's prefatory findings, a sufficient basis appears to exist for the issuance of the subject investigatory subpoena, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Emily Morales-Minerva wrote in an Oct. 27 ruling. Morales-Minerva, in a Nov. 6 ruling, also shot down the firm's bid to disqualify an assistant attorney general from taking part in the investigation, citing previous cases in which the attorney represented, pro-bono and in limited scope, two third-party defendants against a plaintiff nursing home represented by Abrams Fensterman."
The New York Attorney General is investigating Abrams Fensterman for allegedly helping nursing homes recover unpaid bills by suing residents' relatives and friends, including after residents died. A subpoena issued in June 2024 demands documents involving third parties sued by the firm on behalf of a nursing home attempting to collect a resident's debt. Abrams Fensterman refused to produce the records and moved to quash the subpoena after meetings failed to resolve its scope. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Emily Morales-Minerva found a sufficient basis for the investigatory subpoena and rejected the firm's attempt to disqualify an assistant attorney general.
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