Topic: the collateral source rule bars a wrongdoer from offsetting… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. Kidd.

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1 Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. Kidd Anchor
tex · 1999
green “the collateral source rule bars a wrongdoer from offsetting his liability by insurance benefits independently procured by the injured party.” 4
2 Brown v. American Transfer & Storage Co.
tex · 1980
green “a wrongdoer should not have the benefit of insurance independently procured by the injured party, and to which the wrongdoer was not privy.” 3

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