Dimick v. Lewis

The issue in this appeal is whether the intervenor, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New Hampshire-Vermont (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), is entitled to reimbursement for medical expenses paid on behalf of the insured Todd Dimick, a minor, based on an alleged settlement agreement and pursuant to the subrogation clause of its contract of health insurance with Donald F. Dimick, the father of the injured minor. The Superior Court {Temple, J.) ruled that the settlement negotiation between the plaintiffs and the intervenor resulted in nothing more than a promise to pay, conditioned upon whether a subrogation…