Case Summary

5044 REVIEW GRANTED. The collateral source rule, as currently applied by the California Supreme Court, allows a plaintiff to recover medical expenses from a tortfeasor in the amount billed by the medical provider even though that is higher than the amount the provider accepted as final payment.

YANEZ v SOMA ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (Collateral Source Rule) 185 CA4 1313 REV GRANTED [See Greer v Buzgheia, 141 CA4 1150, T/AT 120/2006; Nishihama v City and County of SF, 93 CA4 298, T/AT 9/2001]