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McALLEN HOSP. v. STATE FARM CO. MUT. INS.

No. 12-0983.

433 S.W.3d 535 (2014)

McALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P. d/b/a McAllen Medical Center, Petitioner, v. STATE FARM COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 16, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Bailey , Texas Hospital, Austin, Douglas D. Turek , Jessica Lea Guobadia , Parul Dayaram Das , Turek Devore, PC, Woodlands, TX, for Petitioner.

Isidro O. Castanon , Allen Stein & Durbin PC, Palacios, Katherine Willis , Allen Stein & Durbin PC, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent.

Charles W. Bailey , Texas Hospital Association, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.

Justice LEHRMANN delivered the opinion of the Court.

To assist hospitals with securing payment for medical services provided to accident victims, Texas Property Code chapter 55 (the Hospital Lien Statute) allows a hospital to file a lien on a patient's cause of action against a person whose negligence caused the injury that necessitated the patient's treatment. If the hospital's charges secured by a proper lien are not "paid" within the meaning of the statute, any...

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