Doroshow, Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya v. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, et al.

Nantichoke filed a hospital lien for the cost of Maria Acosta's medical treatment resulting from a car accident. Appellant law firm represented Acosta in a personal injury claim against the tortfeasor who caused her injuries. Nationwide subsequently paid her a sum to settle her claim. Nantichoke argued that its hospital lien attached to the entirety of Acosta's recovery and the law firm contended that the hospital lien did not attach until the attorney's fees have been deducted from the settlement fund. The court held that an attorney's charging lien existed at common law and the law firm's agreed contingent fee must be deducted from the recovery before the hospital lien. View "Doroshow, Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya v. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, et al." on Justia Law