Let's assume Mr. Jones has health insurance which he pays $500.00 per month. Let's further assume, Mr. Jones is in an auto accident with Mr. Smith which Mr. Jones su…
Personal Injury Law Topics / Health Insurance
Under the so-called "collateral source rule", if an injured party has health insurance and a portion of their medical bills are paid for by that health insurance carrier, then the defendant would still be liable for the full amount of the medical bills. For example, if a person is injured and incurs $10,000.00 in medical bills to treat the injury and the he…