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p1590 A medical lien does not have priority over an attorney's lien, and an attorney has no fiduciary obligation to make payments to the medical lien holder out of the client's recovery; however, the medical lien holder may state a cause of action for conversion if an attorney with no lien on the recovery refuses to pay the lien holder. CitationGILMAN v DALBY (Priority of Attorney’s Lien) 176 CA4 606 [See CivC 2897; Waltrip v Kimberlin 164 CA4 517, P/AT 09/08; Carroll v Interstate Brands 99 CA4 1168; Nicoletti v Lizzoli 124 CA3 361; CCP §437c(f)(1)]
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