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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Dec. 24, 2009

Injured Plaintiff Wins Full Damages

A state appellate court on Tuesday ruled that a Ventura man who was hit and severely injured on his motorcycle deserves full damages - not a reduced amount to account for medical insurance coverage.

By Evan George

Daily Journal Staff Writer

In the second opinion of its kind to side with plaintiffs, a state appellate court on Tuesday ruled a Ventura man who was hit and severely injured on his motorcycle deserves full damages - not a reduced amount to account for medical insurance coverage.

The unpublished opinion by the 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court judge who refused to reduce the more than $3 million ...

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