United States Fourth Circuit

In case involving healthcare provider entitled, as a Medicaid service provider, to reimbursement payments from the state, dismissal of claims under the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act is affirmed where plaintiff agreed, in the forum-selection clause in its contract with the the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, to bring such an action in a state tribunal and is bound by that agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/05/2007
• Published 12/05/2007

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Tony Ray Megna, Blythewood, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Kenneth Paul Woodington, Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant.  William H. Davidson, II, Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.