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{"id":16178,"date":"2016-11-10T17:42:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seonewswire.net\/2016\/11\/patchett-v-lee-collateral-source-rule-weighed\/"},"modified":"2016-11-10T17:42:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:42:21","slug":"patchett-v-lee-collateral-source-rule-weighed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seonewswire.net\/2016\/11\/patchett-v-lee-collateral-source-rule-weighed\/","title":{"rendered":"Patchett v. Lee \u2013 Collateral Source Rule Weighed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida’s collateral source rule, as established in F.S. 768.76<\/em><\/a>, prevents defendants in personal injury lawsuits from presenting evidence that would show a plaintiff received coverage for the injury at issue from a collateral source – such as a health insurance company or workers’ compensation insurance. The thinking goes that defendants shouldn’t catch a break on their liability just because a plaintiff was insured.\u00a0\"highway\"<\/a><\/p>\n

However, there is one big exception to the collateral source rule in Florida, and that is with regard to payments made by governmental agencies, such as Medicare or Medicaid. The general thinking is that while health or private insurance benefits are earned by a plaintiff with money from their own pockets – and shouldn’t be penalized for taking such initiative – those who obtain federal benefits as a matter of entitlement without actually earning it may not be entitled to the same protection.<\/p>\n

In the recent case of Patchett v. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Florida’s collateral source rule, as established in F.S. 768.76, prevents defendants in personal injury lawsuits from presenting evidence that would show a plaintiff received coverage for the injury at issue from a collateral source – such as a health insurance…<\/span><\/p>\n

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