Washoe Medical Center, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance

OPINION

By the Court,

Young, J.;

Appellant Washoe Medical Center, Inc. (“WMC”) provided treatment for a patient, Kathryn Boyer (“Boyer”), who was injured in an automobile accident by an uninsured driver. WMC filed notice of a hospital lien on Boyer’s automobile insurance company, respondent Reliance Insurance Company (“Reliance”), for Boyer’s hospital costs. Reliance paid the proceeds from Boyer’s uninsured motorist (“UM”) policy to Boyer, rather than WMC.

WMC filed suit against Reliance pursuant to NRS 108.650, seeking to recover the amount of the UM benefits paid to Boyer. Reliance filed a…