(Much) More on the Collateral Source Rule

David Schap () and Andrew Feeley
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David Schap: Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross
Andrew Feeley: Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross

No 605, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: The collateral source rule is a common law norm that permits recovery of accident-related damages from both the victim’s insurer and the injurer. Many jurisdictions have modified the rule through statutory reform during the last twenty-five years. Forensic economists in assessing damages need to be aware of the variations in the application of the rule in the jurisdictions in which they practice. The authors present a tabular summary of the statutory variations that exist in the collateral source rule across state jurisdictions and the detailed status of the statutory modifications to the rule for each state.

Keywords: forensic; economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: Written 2006-06

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