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Torts/Personal Injury,
Insurance,
Health Care & Hospital Law

Mar. 9, 2023

Out of network medical costs could add insult to plaintiff’s injuries

Ethical considerations after the opinion in Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics, Inc. must be looked at by the California State Bar.

James Grafton Randall

Of Counsel
Messner Reeves LLP

Email: james@lawatyourfingertips.com

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Out of network medical costs could add insult to plaintiff’s injuries
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Personal injury litigation places a central focus upon medical specials, litigation-oriented medical reports, and depositions and testimony by treating physicians and medical experts. Simple economics preclude such costs from being incurred on a pay-as-you-go basis; rather attorneys, litigants and medical providers rely upon such devices as liens against anticipated judgments or settlements to secure payment. Nager v. Allstate Ins. Co., 83...

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