California Court of Appeal

BUSTAMONTE v. FLORES, B156613

Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 14124.72(c), a deceased minor was not a person entitled to bring an action or assert a claim to recover decedent's medical expenses, thus a Medi-Cal lien on plaintiff's recovery is improper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2003
• Published 05/30/2003

Judges

• KLEIN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thon, Beck, Vanni, Phillipi & Nutt and Brian C. Nutt, Pasadena, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, Encino, S. Thomas Todd, Poway, Holly R. Paul, Encino, Jorje Chica;  Bonne Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols and Ted O'Leary, for Defendant and Appellant Carlos Flores., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, John H. Sanders, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Karen Ackerson-Brazille, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent Director of the State Department of Health Services.