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SYKES v. VIXAMAR

No. COA18-525.

830 S.E.2d 669 (2019)

Derrick SYKES, Plaintiff, v. Emmanuel VIXAMAR and Progressive Universal Insurance Company, Defendant-Intervenor, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: June 18, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricci Law Firm, P.A., Greenville, by Meredith S. Hinton , for plaintiff-appellee.

Teague, Rotenstreich, Stanaland, Fox & Holt, PLLC, by Camilla F. DeBoard , Greensboro, and Kara V. Bordman , for defendant-appellant.

Christopher R. Nichols , Raleigh; Kluttz, Reamer, Hayes, Adkins & Carter, by Michael S. Adkins ; and The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, by J. Gabe Talton , for amicus curiae North Carolina Advocates for Justice.

Derrick Sykes was injured in a car accident and sought care at Nash Hospital. After learning that another driver likely was liable for Sykes's injuries, the hospital made a choice that is the heart of this appeal: it chose not to bill Sykes's health insurer for his medical care and instead to rely on a statutory medical lien on any...

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