I need help choosing the right lawyer

[icucimok]

I need to know where to start a search to help choose the right lawyer. My mother is currently a Florida resident, and lives there with my 15 year old sister. She has had, until last week, medical coverage for her and my sister granted through an ex-employer for the last 17 years. Coverage was received through a court settlement relating to an on-the-job accident which left my mother disabled. It is my understanding that this company is a New Jersey company with New York insurance. Her coverage was dropped because of a recent change in NJ Law or New York Law dealing with insurance benefits and monthly percentages of one's income. (stated) If one's income is over ???% of gross earned with that company then they have the right to drop the insurred. My mother seems to fall just outside of that range by some 3%. Coincidentally, this news has come three weeks prior to, and two weeks after, an authorasitation form was submitted to the company for a ($300,000.00) open-heart surgery due to take place at Miami Children's Hospital on June 2nd.

I need to know where I should look to find:

1. information about this law, if it exists.

2. the kind of lawyer I need to contact if I have a case.

Is this a new thing to drop people's health coverage?
I am in London at the moment, but can be contacted at [email protected].
Money has been spent on plane tickets and hotel rooms for family members, time off from work, ect. It would be nice to know that large holdings corporations can't just drop people at the last second if they so choose.

Thank You
Scott T.