Houghton v. Department of Health

*1068DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice.

¶ 1 This appeal concerns priority liens and attorney fees related to Medicaid recipients’ settlements with third parties. In this class action lawsuit, the district court certified two classes of plaintiffs, both of which contend on appeal that the State’s priority lien on plaintiffs’ settlement proceeds violates federal law and that the district court erred in granting the State’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on this issue. One class (“Class II plaintiffs”), whose members retained attorneys, also argues that the district court incorrectly granted the…