OT Insurer wants woman’s crash settlement
Although WalMart is being blamed for this, it’s the insurance companies that are
behind these types of actions, and not just at WalMart.
Now the Shanks face a new obstacle. Her Wal-Mart health insurance plan wants the
lawsuit money to repay its costs.
Last week, the health plan sued Debbie Shank in federal court in St. Louis,
demanding the full $417,000 she got in the civil suit - plus at least $51,000
more from the share that already went to lawyers and costs.
A suit such as this is not uncommon, and is a way for self-financed health plans
- employer and union-funded plans - to recoup medical expenses, say lawyers who
handle health and insurance law.
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