Maricopa County v. Barfield

OPINION

TIMMER, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Recently, our supreme court held that Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 33-934 (2000) authorizes a health care provider to enforce its lien “only against those liable to an injured person.” Blankenbaker v. Jonovich, 205 Ariz. 383, 71 P.3d 910 at ¶ 1 (2003). The court additionally determined that § 33-934 identifies the only parties subject to lien enforcement actions. Id. at ¶ 17. In this appeal, we decide whether a tortfeasor’s insurer is one “liable to an injured person,” thereby permitting a health care provider to enforce its lien against that…