Michael Ganley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal involves the operation of Florida’s motor vehicle collateral source rule. The district court held that the rule operates to reduce only that portion of a damage award that was intended to be compensated by the collateral benefits. We agree and affirm.
I. Background
On October 9, 1984, Michael Ganley (Ganley) filed an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries sustained in an accident with a postal employee who was operating a personally-owned automobile. 1 Following a bench trial, the district court determined that both Ganley and the…
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