富乐律师事务所(Foley & Lardner LLP)成功代理纪念医疗长滩医疗中心(MemorialCare LBMC)及吉田与加西亚公司(Yoshida & Garcia, Inc.),就一起对加州《医院留置权法》(HLA)提出创新性挑战的拟议集体诉讼,成功争取到具有终局效力的驳回裁决。
本案原告试图在为加州医疗补助计划受益人提供治疗时,使HLA留置权失效。原告在车祸后于纪念医疗中心接受治疗,并获得针对侵权人及其保险公司的判决。纪念医疗中心LBMC通知侵权人,其有权就原告医疗治疗相关的合理必要费用主张HLA留置权。 作为回应,原告提起集体诉讼,主张在为加州医疗补助计划受益人提供治疗时,HLA留置权不应具有可执行性,且强制执行此类留置权违反《公平债务追收行为法》(FDCPA)及相关州法律。
在联邦和州法院进行详尽陈述后,福莱律师成功论证:主张HLA留置权并不构成《公平债务催收行为法》所指的"债务追讨",且即使患者为加州医疗补助计划受益人,HLA留置权仍具可执行性。两级法院均作出论据充分的裁决,确认该留置权依据加州法律及相关法律原则具有法律效力。
代表MemorialCare LBMC和Yoshida & Garcia, Inc.的Foley团队由合伙人Nick Gross和律师Emma Soldon领导。
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