Tampa, Fla. (June 16, 2022) - Verdicts in
personal injury cases are greatly impacted by the amount of medical
expenses a plaintiff can present to juries. In Florida, collateral
sources of compensation, such as insurance payments, are generally
not disclosed to juries. However, caselaw also typically does not
allow plaintiffs to recover the gross amount of medical bills, but
instead the amount after insurance adjustments. For decades,
Florida courts have considered whether the bills are reduced by the
adjustments before or after verdict. The recent Florida Supreme
Court decision in Dial v. Calusa Palms Master Association,
Inc., No. SC21-43 (Fla. Apr. 28, 2022), has standardized the
way past medical expenses are presented to juries where the
plaintiff was treated under Medicare.
