DOROSHOW, PASQUALE v. NANTICOKE MEM. HOSP.

No. 41, 2011.

36 A.3d 336 (2012)

DOROSHOW, PASQUALE, KRAWITZ & BHAYA, Plaintiff below, Appellant, v. NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., a non-profit Corporation of the State of Delaware and Maria Acosta, an individual, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: January 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Krawitz (argued), Shakuntla L. Bhaya and Lindsey E. Anderson , Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya, Bear, Delaware, for appellant.

William J. Wade and Elizabeth R. He (argued), Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices constituting the Court en Banc.


STEELE, Chief Justice:

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital filed a $160,958 hospital lien for the cost of Maria Acosta's medical treatment resulting from a car accident on July 11, 2003. The law firm of Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz, & Bhaya represented Acosta in a personal injury claim against the tortfeasor who caused her injuries. Nationwide Assurance Company paid $19,671.49 to settle her claim. Nanticoke argues that its hospital lien attaches to the entirety of Acosta...

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