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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court posts one, late this afternoon [Updated]
Brandon Stanley v. Danny Walker is a 24-page opinion. The majority opinion, by Justice Sullivan, ends on p. 11. Then:
Boehm, J., concurs with a separate opinion in which Shepard, C.J., joins. [pp. 13 - 14]
Dickson, J., dissents with a separate opinion in which Rucker, J., concurs. [pp. 15 - 24]
Justice Sullivan's opinion begins:
The amount of medical expenses actually paid by the plaintiff in this personal injury case was discounted from the amount originally billed because of arrangements between the plaintiff‘s health insurance company and the medical service providers. The defendant sought to introduce evidence of the discounted amount actually paid over the plaintiff‘s objection that Indiana‘s "collateral source" statute bars evidence of insurance benefits. To the extent the discounted amounts may be introduced without referencing insurance, they may be used to determine the reasonable value of medical services.[Updated 5/28/09] Doug Masson has a good post on this ruling here, at Masson's Blog.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 27, 2009 06:02 PM
Posted to Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions