Samerson v. Mather Memorial Hospital

OPINION OF THE COURT

Marquette L. Floyd, J.

Motion by plaintiffs for an order authorizing the establishment of a supplemental needs trust for plaintiff Arvil Samerson; for an order vacating a lien imposed by the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, or in the alternative, deferring the payment of this lien until the termination of the supplemental needs trust established for Arvil Samerson; and for an order allocating $200,000 of the net settlement proceeds in this action to the derivative claim of plaintiff Monica Samerson is decided as follows:

This is a medical malpractice action…