Legal Opinion
Coplien v. Department of Health & Social Services
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 19, 1984No. 83-601PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
Michael Coplien appeals from a judgment declaring that he must fully reimburse the Department of Health and Social Services for Medicaid payments it made to him after he was injured. He argues that because he settled his personal injury claim for one-fourth of his damages, the department may recover only one-fourth of its payments to him. We affirm.
Coplien was injured in an Ohio automobile accident. He was eligible for Medicaid, and the department paid him $45,309.60 in benefits. He settled his personal injury claim for $391,500.00 and signed a release which provided in part:
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