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Cal. Civil Code § 3045.2 (2026)

Hospital Liens

✓ current as of May 2026
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The lien shall apply whether the damages are recovered, or are to be recovered, by judgment, settlement, or compromise.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2001–2024 · leading case: Dameron Hosp. Ass'n v. AAA N. California Nevada & Utah Ins. Exch., 229 Cal. App. 4th 549 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
Dameron Hosp. Ass'n v. AAA N. California Nevada & Utah Ins. Exch., 229 Cal. App. 4th 549 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “598 ; Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) Civil Code section 3045.”
Mares v. Baughman, 112 Cal. Rptr. 2d 264 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “Labor Code section 3709, enacted in 1937, provides that in addition to having a lien against a judgment, “[t]he director, as administrator of the Uninsured Employers Fund, shall have a first lien against any proceeds of settlement .”
Cnty. of Santa Clara v. Escobar, 81 Cal. Comp. Cases 123 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “Both statutory schemes provide remedies, including lien rights, to an entity that provides medical treatment to a person who is unable to pay, where a third person is liable for the injury giving rise to the treatment.”
Weston Reid, LLC v. Am. Ins. Grp., Inc., 174 Cal. App. 4th 940 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “) *947 Civil Code section 3045.2 provides, “The lien shall apply whether the damages are recovered, or are to be recovered, by judgment, settlement, or compromise.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA Nor. Cal., Nev. & Utah Ins. Exc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “598 ; Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) Civil Code section 3045.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA Nor. Cal., Nev. & Utah Ins. Exc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “598 ; Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) Civil Code section 3045.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. Geico Cas. CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) The amount a hospital can collect under an HLA lien is limited to “so much thereof as can be satisfied out of 50 percent of the moneys due under any final judgment.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. Geico Cas. CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) The amount a hospital can collect under an HLA lien is limited to “so much thereof as can be satisfied out of 50 percent of the moneys due under any final judgment.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. United Servs. Auto. Assn. CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “in which services are provided for the treatment, care, and maintenance of the person in the hospital or health facility affiliated with the hospital resulting from that accident or negligent or other wrongful act.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA N. Cal. etc. CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) The amount a hospital can collect under an HLA lien is limited to “so much thereof as can be satisfied out of 50 percent of the moneys due under any final judgment.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA N. Cal. etc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) The amount a hospital can collect under an HLA lien is limited to “so much thereof as can be satisfied out of 50 percent of the moneys due under any final judgment.”
Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA N. Cal., Nevada etc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “” (Civ. Code, § 3045.2.) The amount a hospital can collect under an HLA lien is limited to “so much thereof as can be satisfied out of 50 percent of the moneys due under any final judgment.”
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