CLASS ACTION LEGAL NOTICE
Minden Medical Center is a hospital system located in Minden, Louisiana in the Parish of Webster. Minden Medical Center is a defendant in a lawsuit filed as Prentiss Baker, Sheryl Wiginton and Judyette Allen, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. PHC-Minden Medical Center, No. 71566 “C”. The settlement relates to this lawsuit.
A settlement has been reached in the above class action lawsuit. The allegations in the suit against Minden Medical Center, LLC are that it improperly billed and/or collected from patients who had health insurance and who were treated in in emergency rooms at Minden Medical Center from motor vehicle accidents.
The Court has granted preliminary approval to the creation of an $800,000.00 settlement fund to settle all valid claims as well as attorneys’ fees and costs as approved by the Court. The settlement fund will be overseen by an independent “Special Master.” The settlement agreement, which is available at the website, www.mindenmedicalclass.com, describes all of the details about the proposed settlement.
Those included in the case may ask for a payment, or excludes themselves from, or object to, the overall settlement. If you decide to exclude yourself from the settlement, you will not receive any payment from the settlement fund being established, nor will you have the right to object to the settlement. If you wish to exclude yourself from the settlement or object to the settlement, there are specific deadlines within which to do so. There is a detailed notice describing how to be excluded or object available on the website, www.mindenmedicalclass.com.
You could be included in the Class if you were insured by health insurance, treated at Minden Medical Center, where treatment was covered under your health insurance policy and where you or your attorney received a medical lien or collection letter at any time within today’s date and January 1, 2004.
Additionally, this will not have an effect on your insurance premiums or your right to seek medical treatment at Minden Medical Center in the future.
The court will hold a Fairness hearing on June 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Webster Parish Courthouse, 410 Main Street., Minden, LA. At this hearing, the court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate. The court will consider whether to approve the settlement, any requested attorneys’ fees, expenses, etc. and the awards for the class representatives.