Bonta´ v. Friedman

Opinion

ARMSTRONG, J.

This is an action under Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 14124.70 et seq. Under that statutory scheme, “[w]hen benefits are . . . provided to a beneficiary . . . because of an injury for which another person is liable . . . the director [of the Department of Health Services] shall have a right to recover from such person ... the reasonable value of benefits so provided.” (§ 14124.71, subd. (a).) The statutory scheme also provides that the Director of the Department of Health Services (Director) has a direct right of action, assertable as a lien against judgment or…