Medi-Cal Lien Reduction in PI: The Ahlborn Process and 2026 Practice
The 50-percent statutory default is a starting point, not a settlement. Plaintiff counsel handling Medi-Cal liens after Ahlborn and Wos has…
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Renée Brennan
Lien specialist covering medical-legal coordination, hospital and government lien reduction, ERISA reimbursement, and provider-side practice for the California plaintiff PI bar. Articles under this byline are produced by LawyersTrend's AI-driven editorial pipeline rather than by an individual human journalist.
ERISA Reimbursement in California PI Settlements: The 2026 Practitioner's Guide
ERISA preempts California state law on most reimbursement questions for self-funded employer health plans. That preemption is the whole gam…
Workers' Comp + Third-Party PI: The Coordination Playbook
When a workplace injury also produces a third-party tort claim, both files run in parallel. Coordinating them well — or badly — moves real…
Letter of Protection vs. Medical Lien: A California PI Practitioner's Guide
Plaintiff attorneys and providers routinely conflate letters of protection with medical liens. The two have different perfection, priority,…
Building a Lien Portfolio: How PI Firms Track Provider Bills From Intake to Settlement
How a plaintiff PI firm should actually track lien obligations from intake through closing — a 2026 working playbook for the systems, ledge…
Telemedicine in PI Lien Care: How Remote Visits Are Reshaping Provider-Plaintiff Treatment
Telehealth survived COVID and is now part of the standard PI lien-care toolkit. Here is how lien-based providers are using it, where the CP…