California supports policies which protect injured parties from civil wrongdoers who attempt to thwart liability by depending on collateral source payments made to the plaintiff. Allowing defendants who have not contributed to the obtainment of insurance to avoid responsibility for the damage/injury they cause violates the collateral source rule. The fact that the plaintiff had [...]

A woman filed an action in connection with two motor vehicle accidents occurring on October and November of 2008. Both accidents were clearly not her fault. She suffered a multitude of injuries including headaches, neck and back pain, fractured ribs, pulled wrist tendon, pain in buttocks, right shoulder pain, and emotional instability. The accident victim [...]