CABRERA v. E. ROJAS PROPERTIES, INC.

No. B216445.

192 Cal.App.4th 1319 (2011)

INGRID CABRERA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. E. ROJAS PROPERTIES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

February 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, John C. Carpenter and Paul S. Zuckerman for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Tharpe & Howell, Paul V. Wayne and Eric B. Kunkel for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

FLIER, J.

The principal issue on appeal is whether the collateral source rule bars the reduction of a plaintiff's recovery of past medical expenses from the amount billed by her medical provider to the amount paid by her private medical insurer. We follow current California law and hold that such reduction was appropriate notwithstanding the collateral source rule. We affirm the judgment, which reflects a reduced award.

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