Russell v. Haji-Ali

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge.

In this personal-injury appeal, appellant-defendant argues that the district court erred in determining that underinsured-motorist (UIM) benefits paid to respondent-plaintiff prior to trial in the direct action do not constitute a collateral source that reduces the award of damages under Minn.Stat. § 548.251. We hold in this case of first impression that, under the plain language of the collateral-source statute, and in accordance with the supreme court’s decision in Imlay v. City of Lake Crystal, 453 N.W.2d 326, 331 (Minn.1990), UIM benefits received before the…