Temple v. Doran

OPINION OF THE COURT

Phillip R Rumsey, J.

*638The infant plaintiff, Shane, presently eight years old, was injured in a pedestrian/automobile accident in December 1994. As a result, he sustained a traumatic head injury, which has resulted in permanent impairments that affect his motor performance, cognition and behavior. After the accident, his mother applied for and received Medicaid benefits to cover a portion of Shane’s medical bills (the initial $50,000 was paid by defendant’s no-fault carrier).

This negligence action against the driver and owner of the vehicle was commenced in December 1997, and…