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Alegent Health v. American Family Insurance2/21/2003
American Family settled directly with Coran despite the existence of Alegent's perfected hospital lien. Thus, American Family is directly liable to Alegent for American Family's breach of its duty not to impair Alegent's rights under the lien. The record does not support a finding that Coran was eligible for Medicare or that Alegent violated federal law by attempting to recover its expenses through the filing of a lien.
The district court correctly found that Alegent had a valid and enforceable lien in the amount of $10,120.32. The judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.
Hendry, C.J., participating on briefs.
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