Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 13, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-1020PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, District Judge.
At issue in this motion in limine is the collateral source rule. Specifically, is evidence of the payment of plaintiffs medical expenses by an employer-funded insurance plan admissible, or do such payments emanate from a truly collateral source, making them inadmissible?
Anthony Lyons filed this suit against his employer, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., for injuries he allegedly suffered in the course of his employment. Plaintiffs medical bills were paid on behalf of Southern Pacific…
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