Jaques v. Manton

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{¶ 1} The common-law collateral-source rule generally prevents the admission of evidence in a tort action showing payments made to benefit the plaintiff from any source other than the tortfeasor. The General Assembly largely abrogated the common-law rule by enacting R.C. 2315.20. This case asks us to determine the effect of R.C. 2315.20 on our holding in Robinson v. Bates, 112 Ohio St.3d 17, 2006-Ohio-6362, 857 N.E.2d 1195, that the amount accepted by a medical provider as full payment for treatment of the plaintiff is admissible in a personal-injury action, even when that amount is less…