Hospital Can't Pursue Patients' Assigned Comp Claims as Breach of Contract Actions

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a hospital could not attempt to recast its patients' assigned claims for workers' compensation benefits as breach of contract claims against an employer’s insurance carrier. Case: Hudson Regional Hospital v. New Hampshire Insurance Co., No. A-0978-21, 11/16/2023, unpublished. Facts: Hudson Regional Hospital operates a hospital in Secaucus. Its staff provided medical treatment to five New York residents for injuries they suffered while working in New York for their New York employers. The patients had no connec...