JAQUES v. MANTON

No. 2009-0820.

125 Ohio St.3d 342 (2010)

2010-Ohio-1838

JAQUES, Appellee, et al., v. MANTON, Appellant, et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer Co., L.P.A., Michael D. Bell, Russell Gerney, Theodore A. Bowman, and Kevin J. Boissoneault; and Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers, for appellee.

Marshall & Melhorn, L.L.C., and Alan B. Dills; and Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., and David L. Lester, for appellant.

Reminger Co., L.P.A., Martin T. Galvin, and William A. Meadows, urging reversal for amicus curiae Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio.

Weston Hurd, L.L.P., Ronald A. Rispo, and Daniel A. Richards; and Mann & Preston, L.L.P., and James L. Mann, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Anne Marie Sferra, and Bridget Pursue Riddell, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio State Medical Association, and Ohio Osteopathic Association.

Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.

Nicholas J. Schepis, urging affirmance as amicus curiae.

Elk & Elk Co., Ltd., and Peter D. Traska, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Elk & Elk Co., Ltd.


O'DONNELL, J.

I

{¶ 1} The common-law collateral-source rule generally prevents the admission of evidence in a tort action showing payments made to benefit the plaintiff from any source other than the tortfeasor. The General Assembly largely abrogated the common-law rule by enacting R.C. 2315.20. This case asks us to determine the effect of R.C. 2315.20 on our holding in Robinson v. Bates, 112 Ohio...

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