California Court of Appeal

In a medical malpractice trial, while evidence that plaintiff is receiving disability insurance benefits is admissible under Civil Code section 3333.1, evidence of the tax treatment of those benefits is not.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2002
• Published 05/21/2002

Judges

• EPSTEIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Barry B. Novack, Beverly Hills, for Petitioners., Thelen Reid & Priest, Curtis A. Cole, Kenneth R. Pedroza, Los Angeles;  Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols, James D. Nichols, Los Angeles, and Henry X. Yekikian, Riverside, for Real Party in Interest., Horvitz & Levy, S. Thomas Todd, Encino, and Stephanie Rae Williams for California Medical Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.