HYEWON ("HELEN") KIM, M.D., Plaintiff-Respondent and MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES, Defendant-Respondent v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Intervenor-Appellant

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Division One HYEWON (“HELEN”) KIM, M.D., ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) and ) ) MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD ) COMMUNITIES, ) ) Defendant-Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD35857 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) FILED: November 12, 2019 ) Intervenor-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GREENE COUNTY Honorable Jason R. Brown AFFIRMED The State of Missouri appeals the trial court’s judgment denying its petition to enforce a section 537.675 1 lien, for deposit into the Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund (“TVCF”), that the State purports to have on punitive damages…