Hand & Wrist Center of Houston, P.A. v. SGS Control Services, Inc.

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

After Charles Reagan was injured during the course and scope of his employment, his employer, SGS North America, Inc. (“SGS”), took him to Hand & Wrist Center, P.A. (“Hand & Wrist”) for treatment, and one of SGS’s employees signed a “Letter of Guarantee,” obligating SGS to pay Hand & Wrist the fees charged for Reagan’s medical expenses if its workers’ compensation insurance coverage did not cover the claim. SGS did not pay Hand & Wrist, and Hand & Wrist sued to recover the costs of its “usual and customary fees” for the medical services rendered to Reagan. SGS…