Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 2003No. 01-669PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 Darlene M. Robinson (Robinson) appeals from the judgment of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, dismissing her complaint against the State of Montana.
¶2 Robinson is the personal representative of Donald C. Robinson. Robinson brought this suit to enforce her deceased husband’s rights, as a Medicaid recipient, and the rights of other similarly situated Medicaid recipients, to a share of the settlement proceeds recovered by *355the State of Montana through its lawsuit against the tobacco manufacturers.
Background
¶3 Before a person can obtain Medicaid benefits in Montana,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Beverly K. Barton v. Paul G. Summers, Harshell C. Downs, Jr. Kathleen D. Downs v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Tyler v. DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Fennessy v. DorringtonMontana Supreme Court · 2001
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