Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Reed

Leben, J.:

Ivan Reed’s car collided with a Union Pacific train, and he received treatment for his traumatic injuries at Via Christi Regional Medical Center. Via Christi filed a hospital lien for the more than $80,000 in services it provided to Reed, and then it filed an action to enforce the lien on the $540,000 in proceeds that Reed eventually received from a personal injury settlement with Union Pacific. Reed counterclaimed and alleged that Via Christi’s bill charges were deceptive and unconscionable in violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA). Via Christi filed a motion for…