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Kathryn Boyer was hurt in a motor vehicle accident with an uninsured driver. Following the accident, she received treatment at Washoe Medical Center.
Kathryn had planned ahead and purchased uninsured motorist coverage with Reliance Insurance Company. Reliance paid Kathryn UM benefits in spite of a Hospital Lien that had been served by Washoe Medical Center.
When Washoe Medical Center learned about the payment, it sought to foreclose the lien against Reliance hoping to recover the amount Reliance had paid to Kathryn. Washoe Medical Center argued that Nevada’s Hospital Lien statute was broad enough to allow its lien to attach to Kathryn’s UM benefits. Reliance argued that the language of NRS 108.590 was not broad enough to allow the hospital’s lien to apply against first-party recoveries like uninsured motorist benefits. [Continue reading]
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