Collateral source definition
Examples of Collateral source in a sentence
Collateral source" means a person who provides or documents information concerning child abuse, neglect, or dependency but is not a principal to the case or witness.
Davis, 262 Va. 308, 551 S.E.2d 347, 348 (Va. 2001).• Black letter law in Virginia that a party (usually the defendant) may not introduce evidence of sources of payment collateral to the tortfeasor.• Collateral source rule excludes evidence of payment by health insurance, medical expense coverage, medicaid, medicare or workers compensation.
Collateral source ruleWhere permitted by applicable state or maritime law, damages recovered from collateral sources are payable under chapters 4 and 8, but not under chapters 3, 5, 6, and 10.
Castelletti, we adopted a per se rule prohibiting “the admission of a collateral source of payment for an injury into evidence for any purpose.” Collateral source evidence is prohibited because it “inevitably prejudices the jury .
As used in this Article, the following definitions apply, unless the context requires otherwise:…(3) Collateral source.