Legal Opinion
Tankersley v. Parkview Hospital, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2003No. 02S03-0207-CV-396PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The Hospital Lien Act requires hospitals to place an attorney on notice that a hen has been filed for services rendered. This case presents the question whether such a hen, perfected as to a patient’s original lawyer, is effective against a subsequent lawyer who did not receive actual notice of it and distributes settlement funds without paying the hospital. We find that it is.
Facts and Procedural History
Walter Phillips was injured in an automobile accident and received treatment at Parkview Hospital from May 16, 1998, to June 4, 1998. While hospitalized, Phillips hired…
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