As you can read here from Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-03/nyc-risks-taxi-uber-meltdown-as-biggest-insurer-faces-huge-losses Here from the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com...
NY Workers Comp Board to change DME Fee Schedule
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced in October of last year that they would be making changes to their fee schedule for Durable Medical Equipment. According to the bulletin,...
We’ve Moved!
We are no longer located at 375 Linwood Avenue We are now located in our own building at 447 Amherst Street Buffalo, NY 14207...
But what can The Morris Law Firm do?
I am often asked this very open ended question, and a full answer is too lengthy to fit into casual conversation. That being said, I thought I would put down my thoughts on what we can do for our clie...
American Arbitration Association Data Purge
Ever time I hear about a data purge, from anywhere, I get nervous. It inherently feels like losing something, even if it is something I never used, and might not even be sure what it is I am losing. T...
Workers’ Compensation Treatment Guidelines Impacting No-Fault?
Well, here is the age-old question again. Do the Workers’ Compensation Treatment Guidelines apply to No-Fault patients? Strictly speaking, the answer is no. That is because there is no specific law,...
NY DFS issues Emergency Guidance on DME Fee Schedule
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) which is responsible for regulating the New York No-Fault regulatory system and arbitration process has issued an emergency amendment to Regul...
Verification Requests & EUOs – Powers and Limitations
A recent case published in the New York Law Journal neatly manages to get close to being on both sides of one issue. The issue is the legitimacy of a no-fault insurance carrier’s request for documen...
Unifying the Arbitrator Pool means changes for NY No-Fault Providers
In March of this year AAA sent out a notice to no-fault arbitration program participants. AAA was informing us that arbitrators would be assigned statewide, effective for hearings starting in June of ...
DME Fee Schedule Changes to Impact No-Fault?
The most recent changes to the Workers Compensation Fee Schedule that went into effect for No-Fault services in October of 2020 were far reaching and deeply impactful. Some providers saw a dramatic ch...