Healthcare Recoveries, Inc. v. Arkansas Client Security Fund

Tom Glaze, Justice.

In June of 1997, Megan Ungerer, a minor, was injured in a car accident caused by Joann Jennings. After the accident, United Healthcare of Arkansas (“United”), provided her with health insurance and paid her medical bills. Megan’s mother, Charann Ungerer Cooley, was appointed guardian of Megan’s estate, and Cooley retained attorney Dennis Cameron to represent the estate. On November 17, 1998, Cameron filed a petition seeking authority to settle Megan’s claim, asserting that Jennings had offered $300,000.00 to settle the claim. That same day, the Garland County Probate Court…