Kent v. Quesada CA2/5
In 2014, Rafael Rojas suffered significant injuries when he was hit by a semi-trailer truck while sitting in a wheelchair on the sidewalk. The department is the state agency responsible for administering the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal). It paid $84,043.46 for Rojas’s accident-related medical treatment. By law, the department is entitled to reimbursement for the reasonable value of the benefits it has provided less certain deductions. The department enforces its reimbursement rights by way of a lien filed in the underlying litigation in the name of the department’s director. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14124.70 et seq.)
Rojas retained Quesada to represent him in a personal injury lawsuit against the driver and others and filed suit on October 29, 2018. As required by law, Quesada notified the department of the lawsuit. (§§ 14124.73(a), 14124.76, 14124.79.)
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