Commonwealth v. B.D.G.

DISSENTING OPINION BY

ALLEN, J.:

¶ 1 I respectfully dissent. In this case, the Department of Public Welfare (“DPW”) originally paid the victim’s medical expenses in the amount of $26,635. The victim then settled her civil claim against B.D.G., executing a settlement agreement and general release of her cause of action. Following settlement of the victim’s civil claim against B.D.G., DPW was fully reimbursed, subrogating its expenditure from the victim’s settlement amount pursuant to a statutory lien.3 In a later juvenile proceeding, the trial court adjudicated B.D.G. delinquent and ordered him…