Evidence of medical insurance payments inadmissible 
Published: May 2, 2012
Tags: collateral source rule
A jury in a personal injury case should not have heard evidence that the plaintiff’s healthcare providers accepted $40,000 from his insurer in full satisfaction of his $250,000 in medical bills, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled in granting a new trial.
Plaintiff can’t recover ‘undiscounted’ medical bills
Published: August 23, 2011
Tags: collateral source rule, negligence
A personal injury plaintiff can’t recover the face amount of her medical bills when her service providers accepted lesser sums as payment, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Plaintiff can’t recover value of Medicare write offs
Published: July 7, 2011
Tags: collateral source rule, Medicare, write offs
A personal injury plaintiff could not recover the face amounts of his medical bills when his healthcare providers accepted lesser amounts from Medicare in settlement of the charges, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
N.C. bill would bar liability for some products
By:
Sylvia Adcock
Published: April 4, 2011
Tags: collateral source rule, damages caps, med-mal reform, medical malpractice, tort reform
A sweeping tort-reform bill that would prevent product-liability lawsuits in cases where the product got a stamp of approval from government regulators was introduced in the North Carolina House last week.
FELA award limited by medical plan payments
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 15, 2011
Tags: collateral source rule, Federal Employers’ Liability Act
A personal injury award to a railroad employee could be limited by the medical benefits paid under an employer-funded workers’ compensation program, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Damages not reduced by healthcare writeoffs
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 17, 2010
Tags: collateral source rule, negligence
A personal injury award for medical expenses should not have been limited to the discounted amounts paid by the plaintiff’s health insurer, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Accident victim’s medical expenses can’t be reduced
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 16, 2010
Tags: collateral source rule, negligence
A personal injury plaintiff’s award for medical expenses could not be reduced to the amount actually paid by his health insurer, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing judgment.
Evidence of medical bills and writeoffs is admissible
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 23, 2010
Tags: collateral source rule, negligence
A negligence plaintiff should have been allowed to introduce her medical bills as evidence, subject to evidence that her healthcare providers may have written off certain charges under agreements with health insurers, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled in ordering a new trial on damages.
Damages reduced by medical provider discounts
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 6, 2010
Tags: collateral source rule
A personal injury plaintiff’s award for medical expenses should have been reduced by the insurance discounts negotiated by his medical care providers, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Health insurance writeoffs admissible at trial
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 8, 2010
Tags: collateral source rule
A slip-and-fall defendant could introduce evidence of reduced amounts accepted by the plaintiff’s medical providers in full satisfaction of amounts billed, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled.
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