Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New York
liens on case
if there is a lien from a lawsuit funding company on a med mal wrongful death case with the husband being the adm. of estate and suing individually with 2 step daughters, where would the lien be taken from would it be from the husbands personal share in the event of a settlement or would it come from the estate portion of the case in a financial bind now help please
Asked on 6/22/08, 3:49 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
jeffrey lazroe
Jeffrey A. Lazroe attorney at law
Re: liens on case
The lien would be on the settlement/trial proceeds of the malpractice case, and would attach to the estate and paid first from the proceeds.
If you would like any further information, please feel free to contact me.
By the way, how is the malpractice case going?
Answered on 6/23/08, 2:50 pm