Perspective
May 28, 2013
New hospital data supports medical bills decision
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released 2011 data showing a great disparity among California hospitals in the average amounts billed for common medical procedures. By Jason Kort
In the recent landmark personal injury case of Corenbaum v. Lamplin, 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 342 (Cal. App. 2d Dist.), the 2nd District Court of Appeal held that the total amount billed for an injured plaintiff's past medical treatment could not support an expert opinion on the reasonable value for future medical services. Interestingly, as the admissibility of expert testimony in California shifts closer to the federal Daubert standa...
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