Andrews v. Samaritan Health System

THOMPSON, Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs in this class action appeal from the entry of summary judgment in favor of Samaritan Health System and Banner Health Systems (the hospitals). The trial court found that the hospitals may validly enforce medical hens pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 33-931 (2000) against plaintiffs for the balance of the hospitals’ customary charges not paid by plaintiffs’ health insurers (insurers) pursuant to the provider contracts with the hospitals. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Plaintiffs 1 were all injured by the negligence of third-parties…