St. John Health System v. Rita Smith
Jul 15, 2016OUTCOME: Reversal on appeal; collection of attorney fees
Successful defense of a medical collection case where St. John sought collection of a $26000 medical bill against a patient's estranged wife whom he later divorced. The patient bankrupted the bill. Ms ... . Smith was successful 0n appeal on equal protection grounds because of an archaic statute that protected abandoned husbands but not wives. Later Ms. smith prevailed on her attorney fees claims and collected over $20,000 in fees from St. Johns.