By Guest Author Teresa Kenyon, Esq. – Director of Lien Resolution for Synergy Settlement Services In Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Figareau et. al., Case No. 8:19-cv-545, 2019 WL 6311160 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 25, 2019), the Court permitted an ERISA self-funded health plan’s equitable lien claim…
By Guest Author Michael Walrath, Esq. – Director of Synergy’s Medical Bill Clinic Some of the most frustrating and murky issues facing attorneys representing injured clients stem from alleged direct provider “liens” against settlement proceeds. The positions of various state bar associations on these issues,…
By Michael Walrath, Esq. State hospital lien statutes and the case law interpreting them vary widely. What attorneys need to consider with the 2018 federal ruling regarding hospital price transparency. Plaintiff lawyers and injury victims are often required to resolve hospital liens and debts which…
Increasingly trial attorneys are discovering that settlement of a personal injury or wrongful death claim with the tortfeasor can be the beginning not the end of negotiations or even litigation. Once settlement funds are received, the often-protracted lien resolution process begins, especially hospital liens. Hospitals…
Many attorneys struggle with getting reductions on ERISA liens. The primary reason is lack of leverage and less than complete information. This blog post gives some tips on how to be better prepared to fight ERISA recovery contractors.