Laska v. General Casualty Co.

¶ 1. Conrad Laska was eligible for health care coverage through the Medicare program when he received treatment for injuries that he suffered in a motor vehicle accident. He was treated at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (the "Hospital"). The Hospital, instead of billing Medicare for the treatment, as it indisputably could have done, filed a *358statutory lien against any tort claims Laska might have and against any settlement or judgment resulting from those claims.

¶ 2. Laska appeals a circuit court judgment that allowed the Hospital to enforce its lien. He argues that the…