Legal Opinion

Benson v. MVP Health Plan, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided May 29, 2009No. 2008-055PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. Brian Benson, as administrator of Alan Benson’s estate, appeals from a Windsor Superior Court order dismissing his suit against MVP Health Plan, Inc. (MVP) on statute-of-limitations grounds. We reverse and remand.

¶ 2. The relevant facts are not in dispute. Alan Benson died on October 18, 2002 after twenty-three days of hospitalization. On December 2, 2002, Brian Benson was appointed administrator of his estate. Beginning in January 2003, the administrator made a series of unsuccessful attempts on behalf of the estate to secure payment of the decedent’s medical bills from decedent’s…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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