Legal Opinion
Bowden v. the Medical Center, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 2015No. S14G1632Published
1Opinion of the Court
297 Ga. 285
FINAL COPY S14G1632. BOWDEN v. THE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. NAHMIAS, Justice. Georgia law gives a hospital a lien for the reasonable charges for its care and treatment of an injured person against all causes of action accruing to that person on account of her injuries, and establishes a process for the hospital to perfect its lien for the amount claimed to be due. See OCGA §§ 44-14-470, 44- 14-471. The Medical Center, Inc. (TMC) provided hospital care to Danielle Bowden, who did not have health insurance, after she was injured in a car wreck, billed her $21,409.59 for her care, and…
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