Midwest Neurosurgery, P.C. v. State Farm Insurance Companies

Hannon, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

These consolidated appeals involve a claim by a physicians’ group, Midwest Neurosurgery, PC. (Midwest), to part of the proceeds of a settlement between Debbie Lundin, its patient, and State Farm Insurance Companies (State Farm) for Lundin’s tort claim for injuries sustained in an automobile collision with an insured of State Farm. Midwest supplied medical services to Lundin that were billed at $23,193.40, but pursuant to an employee benefit plan, Midwest contractually agreed to accept as full payment for those services only $7,669.17 from Lundin and her employer’s…