Legal Opinion
Cuello v. Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 11, 1998No. 16545-1-IIIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKato, J.
— The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) provided medical assistance to Eduardo Cuello. Eduardo received a third party tort recovery; DSHS placed a hen on those funds. The court ordered placement of the funds in a special needs trust without satisfying the lien. Claiming the court was not authorized to create the trust without first requiring satisfaction of the lien, DSHS appeals.
In 1991, Eduardo Cuello was born with severe birth defects requiring substantial medical attention. His family applied for Medicaid assistance whereupon DSHS provided $93,969 in such assistance. DSHS…
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