White v. Jubitz Corp.

In this personal injury case, defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff the full value of his medical expenses, including the portion of those expenses that were “written off” by plaintiff’s medical providers under an agreement with Medicare. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff, a patron at defendant’s establishment, sustained injuries when the bar stool on which he was sitting collapsed under him. Plaintiff received medical treatment for his injuries, for which medical providers billed him a cumulative amount of $38,977. However, because plaintiff had Medicare coverage,…