- The plaintiff's Autumn Kolovich, Isom Johnson, and Charles Evans (collectively "the plaintiffs") filed a civil lawsuit against Logan General Hospital, LLC and Raleigh General Hospital, LLC (collectively "the defendants") (Civil Action No: 20-C-31 & 51) alleging claims that the defendants' hospital intake documents included language in their intake documents (the Consent For Services And Financial Responsibility form) which shifted the hospitals' costs of collecting patient debts onto the patient in violation of W.Va. Code 46A-2-127.
- The Defendants deny the claims and deny any violations of the law. The parties have reached a settlement of all claims. The applicable class period ranges from April 1, 2016 through May 1, 2020.
- The proposed settlement includes a total payment of $3,700,000.00 by the defendants into a settlement fund.
- There are approximately 185,000 potential class members.
- Each identified class member is only entitled to one (1) payment benefit check between
$11 and $15 depending on the Claims Administrators assessment of eligibility.
- The appointed Lead Class Counsel are making a claim for 33.33% from the settlement fund as compensation, plus reimbursement of costs including class noticing costs. Lead Class Counsel have been paid nothing to date.
You have three options:
(A) the Class Member’s full name, current address, and telephone number;
(B) contain your date of birth to determine if you are a Class Member within the scope of the Class;
(C) state that the Class Member objects to the Settlement, in whole or in part;
(D) state whether the Class Member’s Objection applies only to the Class Member, to a specific subset of the Class, or to the entire Class;
(E) state the legal or factual grounds for each Objection with specificity; and,
(F) provide copies of any documents that the Class Member wishes to submit in support of his or her position.
Important case documents you may access and review here include:
Deadline To Opt Out as a Class Member: March 11, 2024 (postmarked)
Deadline To Object to Proposed Settlement: March 11, 2024
(postmarked)
Final Approval Hearing: March 19, 2024 at 2:00PM
Circuit Court Judge Tera Salango
111 Court Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Claims Administrator:
David Epperly
Epperly Resolutions, Inc.
PO Box 673
Charleston, WV 25323
Lead Class Counsel:
Steven S. Wolfe, Esq.
Wolfe, White & Associates
PO Box 536
Logan, WV 25601
Defendants' Counsel:
Melissa Foster-Bird
Nelson Mullins
949 Third Ave., Suite 200
Huntington, WV 25701
Objections to Settlement filed by March 11, 2024 with:
Logan County Circuit Clerk
300 Stratton Street
Logan, WV 25601