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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4754 (2026)

Failure to pay over monies after notice

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§4754.  Failure to pay over monies after notice

Any person who, having received notice in accordance with the provisions hereof, pays over any monies subject to the privilege created herein, to any injured person, or to the attorney, heirs, or legal representatives of any injured person, shall be liable to the licensed health care provider, hospital, or ambulance service having such privilege for the amount thereof, not to exceed the net amount paid.

Acts 1990, No. 792, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1992–2015 · leading case: Yana Anderson v. Ochsner Health Sys. & Ochsner Clinic Found., 172 So. 3d 579 (La. 2014).
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Yana Anderson v. Ochsner Health Sys. & Ochsner Clinic Found., 172 So. 3d 579 (La. 2014). · cites it 8× “R.S. 9:4754 clearly imposes legal duties and penalties for failure to heed a lien letter.”
Prentiss Baker & Sheryl Wiginton, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Phc-Minden, L.P. D/B/A Minden Med. Ctr., 167 So. 3d 528 (La. 2015). · cites it 4× “‖ Because La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4754 then makes anyone who interferes with the privilege liable for the amount of the privilege, we found a lien 15 in this context operates automatically as a matter of law with legal consequences attaching when the lien is ignored, and thus, its…”
Block v. Bernard, Cassisa, Elliott & Davis, 927 So. 2d 339 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “R.S. 9:4754 makes "any person who... pays over any monies subject to the privilege created herein, to any injured person, or to the attorney, heirs, or legal representatives of any injured person" liable to the health care provider whose bill is not paid, and that attorneys…”
Charity Hosp. of Louisiana v. Band, 593 So. 2d 1392 (La. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “On June 7, 1990 Charity sued Band in First City Court pursuant to R.S. 9:4754 because of Band's failure to satisfy its claim out of the settlement proceeds.”
Irsch v. Argonaut Great Cent. Ins. Co., 841 So. 2d 831 (La. Ct. App. 2003). “Under R.S. 9:4754: Any person who, having received notice in accordance with the provisions hereof, pays over any monies subject to the privilege created herein, to any injured person, or to the attorney, heirs, or legal representatives of any injured person, shall be liable to…”
JW McLAIN v. Caddo Par. Sch. Bd., 599 So. 2d 878 (La. Ct. App. 1992). “Charity then filed suit against Band under LSA-R.S. 9:4754 due to Band's failure to satisfy Charity's claim out of the settlement proceeds.”
Rollette v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 619 So. 2d 832 (La. Ct. App. 1993). “LSA-R.S. 9:4754 provides: Any persons who, having received notice in accordance with the provisions hereof, pays over any monies subject to the privilege created herein, to any injured person, or to the attorney, heirs, or legal representatives of any injured person, shall be…”
Ladieux v. Jefferson Par. Hosp. Serv. Dist. No. 2, 165 So. 3d 109 (La. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “R.S. 9:4754 amounts to “maintaining an action at law” as set forth in La.”
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