Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Crossgrove

T1 In this pre-verdiet collateral source case, we determine whether the court of appeals erred when it held that the trial court incorrectly admitted evidence of the amount paid by an insurance provider for the medical expenses Respondent Larry Cross-grove incurred as a result of Petitioner Wal-Mart's negligence. We hold that the court of appeals correctly held that the trial court should have excluded evidence of the amounts paid because the common law evi-dentiary component of the collateral source doctrine requires the exclusion. We thus affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

I. Facts…