Legal Opinion
Blanton v. Department of Public Health & Human Services
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 2011No. DA 10-0231PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 The Department of Public Health and Human Services (the ‘Department”) appeals from the judgment of the Lake County District Court in favor of Terry Blanton (Blanton) and the approximately 2,500 class members (the “Class”). Blanton and the Class cross-appeal. We consider the following issues on appeal:
¶2 1. Whether the District Court correctly determined the retroactive applicability of Ark. Dept. of Health & Human Servs. v. Ahlborn, 547 U.S. 268, 126 S. Ct. 1752 (2006).
¶3 2. Whether the District Court’s order requiring the Department to *398compile data on each class member’s claim constituted…
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