Legal Opinion
Norwest Bank North Dakota, N.A. v. Doth
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 30, 1997No. 4:96-cv-01054PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSENBAUM, District Judge.
The background facts in these consolidated cases are complex; the question they present is simple: May a recipient of Medicaid funds avoid a statutory and contractual obligation to reimburse Medicaid by placing into trust proceeds from a personal injury action? The answer to the question is “no”.
I. Background
Sonya Lotzer and Bobbi Lerud were injured in separate, unrelated automobile accidents. Ms. Lotzer was injured in 1995 and Ms. Lerud in 1993. The accidents left each woman disabled, as defined by federal law. Neither Lotzer nor Lerud could afford her ensuing…
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