Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP is a premier law firm with offices in Ronkonkoma and Bridgehampton, NY. We do not seek to be the largest law firm as measured by number of lawyers or offices.
Instead, we strive to be the firm of choice for clients with respect to their most challenging legal issues, most significant business transactions, and most critical disputes. Over the past generation, our attorneys have played a central role in the most critical legal issues and transactions affecting Long Island.
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DISCLAIMER:
The information contained in this newsletter is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. The firm provides legal advice and other services only to persons or entities with which it has established an attorney-client relationship. No recipients of information from this newsletter, clients or otherwise, should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included in this newsletter without seeking appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from an attorney licensed in the recipient's state. The content of this newsletter contains general information and may not reflect current legal developments. The firm disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all of the contents of this newsletter.
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Is Your Insurance Company Really on Your Side? Be Sure
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Liability insurance policies provide both indemnification and defense coverage to insureds when they are sued for injuries and/or damages. Insurance policies also contain various exclusions, or exceptions, from insurance coverage. After an insured notifies its insurance company of a lawsuit brought against it, the insurance company investigates the claim and the coverage provided to the insured under the terms of the applicable insurance policy. The insurance company then determines whether the suit is covered, not covered, or possibly covered under the terms of the policy.
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Medical Providers, Take Note: Cigna Increases Its Recovery Efforts
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Long Island medical providers have learned that Cigna is once again striving to "recover" payments made to them. Cigna's investigation focuses primarily on out-of-network providers, since it believes that its contract language with self-funded ERISA plans entitles it to recover payments made for out-of-network services.
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TRUSTS, ESTATES & ELDER LAW
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Is It Time to Take the Keys?
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We've all been behind someone on the road, wondering if the driver can even see over the steering wheel. But just because someone has gotten older (and shorter) does not necessarily mean that he or she no longer has the ability to drive. However, at some point, that time may come. It often comes when you begin to realize that your own aging mother or father is no longer safe behind the steering wheel.
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When in Doubt, Yell "Fore!"
By Devon Palma, Esq. |
It is officially spring and that means that golf season is here. For golfers, there are few things better than their first time back on a golf course after the snow melts and the weather gets warm.
The last thing you are thinking about as you are breathing in the fresh spring air and teeing up for the first time this season is "what is my liability if this tee shot ends up hitting someone?" The best piece of advice I could give to New York golfers while preparing for the 2017 golf season is: when in doubt, yell "fore!"
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Roadmap to a Valuable Teaming Agreement,
Part 2
By Edward Karan III, Esq. |
My last article on Teaming Agreements focused on the most critical aspects of the parties' relationship that such agreements must address. The focus of this article is enforceability.
To recap, teaming arrangements (memorialized in a Teaming Agreement) are organized so that one company is the prime contractor and one or more other companies are subcontractors.
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As a longtime supporter of Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), the region's leading organization dedicated to preventing bullying and abuse, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP is honored to receive the 2017 Corporate Citizenship Award at the
CAPS 32nd Annual Spring Luncheon on
Thursday, April 20, 2017 at
The Carltun,
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow from
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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The Staller Center's Young Professionals Task Force and
Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP
invite you to join us for a unique networking event followed by a complimentary screening of the Oscar-winning film "La La Land." L
earn about the Young Professionals Task Force and upcoming performances at the Staller Center while networking with other young professionals from across Suffolk County. The event will take place Friday, April 28, 2017, at 8 p.m. for networking with the movie screening at 9:30 p.m.
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East End Arts, a not-for-profit organization d
edicated to building and enriching our community through the arts by way of education, support, advocacy, and inspiration,
will host their annual ARTworks Gala on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 6 - 11 p.m. at the Suffolk Theater, 118 E Main St, Riverhead. We are excited to sponsor this terrific event.
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 As proud supporters of
United Cerebral Palsy
(UCP) of Long Island, a non-profit organization that provides programs and services for individuals with disabilities and their families, w
e invite you to join us at the 28th Annual Golf Classic on Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Huntington Country Club. For more information and to register, please contact the UCP Office of Development at 631-232-0015.
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Campolo, Middleton & McCormick is hosting a Red Cross blood drive this spring. Learn how you can host a blood drive and give back to the community here. Learn more about the importance of blood donation and how to donate through the Red Cross here.
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Since 1968, LIMBA has been Long Island's catalyst for economic investment and improvement, sponsoring lively breakfast forums featuring Long Island business activists and government officials. Please join us at these upcoming LIMBA events.
KEN DALY, President, National Grid
Friday, March 31: Building out the Gas Supply System
W. HUBERT KEEN, President,
Nassau Community College
Friday, April 14:
Bringing the Curriculum
into the Future
VINCENT DEMARCO, Sheriff of Suffolk County, New York
Friday, April 28: Drugs and Gangs in Suffolk County
MICHAEL DOWLING, President of Northwell Health, interviewed by Joe Campolo
Friday, May 12: T
he Future of Healthcare
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Thanks to
Ocean Spray Hot Tubs and Saunas
for sponsoring our recent Business Breakfast in Southampton! Ocean Spray is the leading home spa-wellness dealer on Long Island. Serving Montauk to Manhattan for over 36 years, their team has touched the backyards of over 7,000 customers and leads the industry in terms of service and community.
Ocean Spray has three locations: Westhampton Beach, Melville, and its newest location in Farmingdale, which just celebrated its grand opening. Their Hot Tubs, Endless Pools and Finnish Saunas are on display and available to test for yourself any day of the week! Please contact Wellness Associate Meredith Volpe at
[email protected] or 631-288-6006 to learn how to "unplug" from the stresses of business and plug into a home oasis of wellness.
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 Mark your calendar! Please join us on April 27, 2017 from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. for HIA-LI's Hauppauge Industrial Park Update where Joe Campolo and panelists from construction and utility companies share opportunities for growth, the current profile of the park, updates on sewer expansion, energy in the park, and economic impact statement statistics to date. Register here.
 Now that the proposed bill to replace the Affordable Care Act has been withdrawn, the ACA remains law. What does that mean for employers? Will Congress introduce a revised replacement bill? How should businesses prepare? Please join the HIA-LI Healthcare and Human Resources Committees on Tuesday, May 2 at 8:30 a.m. for an informative meeting addressing these critical issues. William McDonald, Chair of the Healthcare practice group at Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP, and Christine Ippolito, Principal of Compass Workforce Solutions, LLC, will discuss legislative efforts, employer obligations, insights, and trends in the important debate about access to healthcare, as well as what insiders are predicting for the Trump agenda. Register here.
 The HIA-LI Annual LI-Trade Show & Conference is taking place on May 25. Join us for the Executive Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. where Joe Campolo will address Building the Local Economy. Register here.
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Campolo to Share Insights on Business Valuation Panel
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Attention, business owners: do you REALLY know how much your business is worth? Join us on April 28 from 8-10 a.m. for a
Dale Carnegie Training of Long Island
Best Practices Breakfast to learn from an expert panel how to increase your company's value. Panelists include
Joe Campolo
, Managing Partner,
Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP;
Bruce Newman, President,
Protegrity Advisors, LLC;
John Shillingsford, Partner,
AVZ Certified Public Accountants;
and Don Schatz, President, Dale Carnegie Training of Long Island. Moderator: Michael Frenda, Dale Carnegie Training of Long Island.
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| Campolo's Networking Strategy Is Focus of LIBN Article |
Those who attended
Joe Campolo
's recent "Never Eat Alone" seminars in Hauppauge and Southampton understand that networking is really about being a connector. Campolo and his powerful strategies for relationship-building were the subject of a recent feature in Long Island Business News, "Connector to the Business Community."
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