Settlement of conscious pain and suffering claim for the estate of Norman E. Freeland.

ERIE COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE



AMENDED SETTLEMENT OF CONSCIOUS PAIN AND SUFFERING CLAIM CITATION File No. 2017-4637/C; SURROGATE'S COURT ERIE COUNTY CITATION; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent, TO: Estate of Shlaine Freeland Sr., c/o Sonya M.Freeland Voluntary Administrator; and to Any and all persons who are or who claim to be heirs at law next ofkin, distributees of the decedent named below, if any such there be, all ofwhom and all of whose names, ages, places of residence and post offices addresses are unknown to Petitioner and cannot after due diligence used be ascertained; and to Jennifer Flannery, Esq - Erie County Public Administrator; and Hon. Letitia James-Attorney General ofthe State ofNew York; HMS, Inc.; Erie County Department ofSocial Services; New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. A petition having been duly filed by Velynka S. Flunder, who is domiciled at 257 Siegfried Drive, Williamsville, New York, 14221. YOU ARE HERE BY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY on March 31st, 2026 at 9·30 o'clock in the forenoon ofthat day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Norman E. Freeland domiciled at 166 Goulding Avenue, Buffalo NY 14208, why the claims of the estate, as set forth herein, should not be settled and compromised in the amount of $285,000.00 and why, the proceeds of the settlement should not be allocated 100% to conscious pain and suffering and 0% to the claim for wrongful death, and why, attorney fees in the amount of $7 500.00, plus disbursements in the amount of $1,251.35 should not be fixed and paid to Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP; why attorney fees in the amount of $63 333.33, plus disbursements in the amount of $7,771.07, should not be fixed and paid to The Dempsey Firm· why, fees in the amount of $2,872.64, plus disbursements in the amount of $0.00, should not be fixed and paid to Precision Resolution LLC; why the net proceeds of the claim for conscious pain and suffering, less fees to Medicaid and Guardian Ad Litem fees should not be payable in the following percentages and amounts: Velynka S. Flunder 50% and Estate of Shlaine Freeland, Sr. 50% and why the filing of a bond should be dispensed with, and Petitioner should have authority to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate this settlement AND that a kinship hearing be held to determine the distributees of the decedent.

Acea M Mosey

HON. ACEA M. MOSEY, Surrogate Judge, Dated, Attested and Sealed,

February 5th, 2026 (Seal)

Name of Attorney for Petitioner: Stephen J. Soos. Esq. Tel.No.: 716-856-3500. Address of Attorney 1100 Rand Building, 14 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203