Lee Memorial Health System, Appellant v. Progressive Select Insurance Company, Appellee.

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that the Lee Memorial Health System Lien Law is unconstitutional as a special law impairing liens based on private contracts under Article III, Section 11(a)(9) of the Florida Constitution, and affirmed that portion of the lower court's judgment. It reversed the Second District Court of Appeal's holding that the law violated Article I, Section 10 and declined to address the statutory damages issue because the contract‑impairment claim was not properly before the court.