BRANSON v. SHARP HEALTHCARE, INC.

No. D056892.

193 Cal.App.4th 1467 (2011)

DANIEL BRANSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SHARP HEALTHCARE, INC., et al., Defendants; STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, Claimant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

March 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven B. Stevens ; Law Offices of Brian C. Gonzalez, Brian C. Gonzalez ; and James D. Vogt for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Douglas M. Press , Assistant Attorney General, Richard T. Waldow and Jesse A. Cardenas , Deputy Attorneys General, for Claimant and Respondent.


OPINION

McCONNELL, P. J.

The beneficiary of medical services under the California medical assistance program (Medi-Cal) is required to reimburse the State Department of Health Care Services (the Department) for the costs of medical care from a recovery obtained in a tort action against a third party liable for the beneficiary's injuries. The Department's claim, however, "is limited to that portion of a settlement, judgment, or award...

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