Supreme Court of Texas
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 05-0108
A hospital paid by a workers' compensation carrier cannot recover the discount from its full charges by filing a lien against a patient's tort recovery.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/14/2006
- Decided 06/01/2007
- Published 06/01/2007
Judges
- Justice BRISTER delivered the opinion of the Court.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Andy McSwain, Colin H. O'Neill, Daniel Nesbitt MacLemore IV, Fulbright Winniford, P.C., Waco, for Petitioner., Thomas B. Hudson Jr., P.M. Schenkkan, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, P.C., Austin, for Amicus Curiae.
- For Appellees:
- Rod S. Squires, Derek Tod Gilliland, Fadra L. Day, Williams Squires Wren Brown & Gilliland, L.L.P., Waco, for Respondents.