Can a personal injury plaintiff recover more than the amount of medical expenses he or she incurred?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Garcia v. Ortiz, B287974 (Cal. App. 2019):
(Cf., e.g., Uspenskaya v. Meline (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 996, 1001 [personal injury plaintiff "cannot recover more than the amount of medical expenses he or she paid or incurred"].)
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