Legal Opinion
Katiuzhinsky v. Perry
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 2007No. C050376PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BUTZ, J.
An injured plaintiff in a tort action cannot recover more than the amount of medical expenses he or she paid or incurred, even if the reasonable value of those services might be a greater sum. (Hanif v. Housing Authority (1988) 200 Cal.App.3d 635, 641 [246 Cal.Rptr. 192] (Hanif); Nishihama v. City and County of San Francisco (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 298, 306-307 [112 Cal.Rptr.2d 861] (Nishihama).) In both Hanif and Nishihama, the plaintiff’s medical provider accepted payment for services from a third party 1 under a contract that the provider would accept the third party’s payment…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Helfend v. Southern California Rapid Transit DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- City of Sacramento v. DrewCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Glaire v. La Lanne-Paris Health Spa, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1974
- Lealao v. Beneficial California, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2000
- Valdez v. Taylor Automobile Co.California Court of Appeal · 1954
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3Cited by26 opinions
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