Personal Injury & Torts
Mar. 30, 2012
Medical bills: Questions remain unresolved after Howell
Courts are still unable to define the proper role of medical bills in personal injury actions. By Richard L. Kellner and Jacob H. Seropian of Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
In August 2011, the state Supreme Court issued its opinion in Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions Inc., 52 Cal.4th 541 (2011), ruling that plaintiffs are not permitted to recover as economic damages the full amount of their medical bills if the medical provider accepted a discount as full payment from the injured person's private health insurance carrier. In many ways, Howell has spawne...
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