Collateral Source Rule in the United States

Introduction to Collateral Source Rule (State statute topic)

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Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Collateral Source Rule in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

Collateral Source Rule meaning

The collateral source rule holds that where a plaintiff is compensated by a third party that third party compensation shall not be used to reduce the award to the plaintiff.
See: Cortland & Packard v. Superior Court for County of Los Angeles, 59 Cal.App.3d 140, 131 Cal. Rptr. 418, 421.