Legal Opinion

Universal MRI and Diagnostics Inc. v. Medical Lien Management Inc. D/B/A Bridgewell

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 9, 2016No. 14-15-00420-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. Brett Busby, Justice

In this case, appellant Universal MRI & Diagnostics, Inc. assigned three patient accounts receivable to another party, which in turn assigned them to appellee Medical Lien Management Inc. d/b/a BridgeWell (MLM). MLM sued Universal to recover money that Universal was paid on those accounts after they were assigned, alleging causes of action for fraud, breach of contract, and money had and received. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of MLM and made the following awards: $208,030 in actual, consequential, and exemplary damages for fraud; $52,018 in…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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