How Humana Won Its Appeal on Grounds that Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lester Langer Lacked Jurisdiction

M. Miller Baker was among the counsel who successfully represented a major benefits administrator before a Florida appellate court, which reversed a lower court and held that Medicare law preempts state law for seeking Medicare reimbursement from beneficiaries who won settlements from third parties. The ruling will allow the administrator to pursue recovery in federal court, where litigation is underway.