Fortis Benefits v. Cantu

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

On April 12, 1998, Vanessa Cantu, then a minor, was severely injured and rendered a paraplegic in a motor vehicle ac cident. Suit was filed against, among others, the vehicle’s manufacturer (Ford Motor Company), the vehicle’s driver (Michael Patman), and Patman’s employer (Sundance Resources, Inc.). Vanessa sought to recover, among other damages, actual damages for past and future medical expenses. In March 2000, Fortis Benefits, which provided health insurance benefits to Vanessa through a health insurance policy issued to her father, intervened to recover through…