Legal Opinion
Eddie Hoffman v. 21st Century North America Insurance Company and Carolyn Elzy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 2, 2015No. 2014-C -2279PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*703GUIDRY, Justice.
hWe are presented with a question of first impression as to whether a write-off from a medical provider, negotiated by the plaintiffs attorney, may be considered a collateral source from which the tortfeasor receives no set-off. Applying Louisiana law and the principles set forth in our Civil Code, we find that such a write-off does not fall within the scope of the collateral source rule. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the lower courts’ rulings.
FACTS and PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Eddie Hoffman was injured in October 2010, when his vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle driven…
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