On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in Family Health Centers of San Diego v. State Department of Health Care Services and Allied Premier Insurance v. United Financial Casualty Company. (Briefs here and here; oral argument videos here and here.)
The Family Health opinion will be the seventh in the nine cases argued in early-May. One of the two remaining cases — Boermeester v. Carry — should be decided by August 7. Because of post-argument briefing, the opinion in the other case — People v. Martinez — isn’t due until August 28.
Allied Premier will be the first opinion in the six cases on the late-May calendar. Decisions in the other five cases are expected by August 21.
The issue in Family Health is whether community outreach service expenses incurred by a qualified health center are reimbursable as allowable costs under Medi-Cal as related to patient care, or are non-reimbursable advertising to increase patient utilization. The court granted review in November 2021.
In Allied Premier, the court will answer this question posed by the Ninth Circuit: “Under California’s Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act, Cal. Veh. Code §§ 34600 et seq., does a commercial automobile insurance policy continue in full force and effect until the insurer cancels the corresponding Certificate of Insurance on file with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, regardless of the insurance policy’s stated expiration date?” (Link added.) The court accepted the case in May 2021. Horvitz & Levy briefed and argued the case for the defendant in the Supreme Court.
The opinions can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
