A rule of tort law which holds that the one who causes the damage (tort-feasor) cannot deduct from the amount he or she would be held to pay to the victim of the tort, any goods, services or money received by that victim from "collateral" sources as a result of the tort (e.g. insurance benefits).
A rule which prevents a defendant from introducing into evidence the fact that a plaintiff has received benefits for his or her injury/damages from other sources such as disability insurance and/or workers’ compensation payments. Class 1 Class 2 Class 8
The rule of tort law which provides that the plaintiff's award for damages will not be reduced because the plaintiff received indemnification of loss from other sources. Based on the concept that the wrongdoer should not benefit from payments form such collateral sources.
A legal rule, which states that the defendant cannot introduce any evidence that shows the injured party has received compensation from other collateral sources.
The rule ensures that compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a lawsuit will not be reduced if the plaintiff receives compensation for the same injury from another source, such as insurance. Under the rule, a defendant tort-feasor is unable to benefit from the fact that the plaintiff received money from another source, such as insurance, because of the defendant's tort.
Under this rule, compensation awarded to an injured party shall not be reduced by the amount of compensation available to him from his insurance company or other independent sources.
Bars the introduction of information that indicates a person has been compensated or reimbursed by a source other than the defendant in civil actions related to negligence or other liability.
The collateral source rule prevents a wrongdoer from reducing its financial responsibility for the injuries it causes by the amount an injured party receives (or could later receive) from outside sources. Payments from outside sources are those unrelated to the wrongdoer, like health or disability insurance, for which the injured party has already paid premiums or taxes. The rule also prevents juries from learning about such collateral payments, so as not to unfairly influence with verdict. States that have modified this rule have either completely repealed it, mandating that payments received from health insurance, social security or other sources be used to reduce the wrongdoer's liability. Or, they allow juries to hear during trial about collateral payments.
A rule of tort law which holds that the tortfeasor is not allowed to deduct from the amount he or she would be held to pay to the victim of the tort, any goods, services or money received by that victim from other "collateral" sources as a result of the tort (eg. insurance benefits).
The Collateral source rule, or collateral source doctrine, is a rule of evidence that prohibits the admission at trial of evidence that a victim's damages were compensated from some other source of compensation. For example, in a personal injury action, evidence that the Plaintiff's medical bills were paid by medical insurance are not admissible.