MEDICAID: 5-year statute (not applied to retroactive application of Ahlborn in class action alleging excessive 3rd-party Medicaid [Read more…]
Work comp, $3,000 non-dependent parent payment
WORK COMP: $3,000 statutory death payment to non-dependent parent constitutional over exclusivity/quid pro quo challenges… [Read more…]
Comp exclusivity, forklift death
COMP EXCLUSIVITY: Forklift death claims against employer barred by exclusivity, constitutional challenge rejected… Stadler. [Read more…]
Discovery, CHIP recipients, potential class action
DISCOVERY: Supervisory control of McCarter by mother of bicycle/auto decedent denied as to limiting discovery to CHIP recipients over last 6 months rather than to all insureds for whom BCBS paid health insurance benefits and received reimbursement for providers pursuant to liens [Read more…]