Mitchell v. Hayes

OPINION AND ORDER

JONES, District Judge.

The question in this personal injury action arising under Virginia law is whether the plaintiff is entitled to introduce evidence of portions of medical bills that have been “written off’ by virtue of provider agreements with the plaintiffs health care plan. I hold that the collateral source rule does not require the admission of such amounts, and grant the defendant’s motion in limine to exclude them.

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The plaintiff contends in this action that the defendant physician committed medical malpractice and seeks compensatory damages. Jurisdiction of this…