Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Oklahoma Orthopedic & Arthritis Foundation Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 9, 1995No. 82462PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice:
The question presented is whether the hospital has a valid statutory lien under 42 O.S.1991 § 43 1 against the proceeds of the employee’s third-party personal injury suit. We find that the facts here do not support a finding that the hospital has a valid lien against the settlement proceeds of the personal injury suit.
FACTS
The Oklahoma Orthopedic and Arthritis Foundation, Inc., d/b/a Bone & Joint Hospital (hospital) treated Johnnie L. Thomas (Thomas/employee) for injuries he sustained on March 23, 1989, in a collision with a Burlington Northern Railroad train…
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