Under what circumstances would a plaintiff's damages be reduced by the amount of workers' compensation benefits received?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Galvis v. Petito, 13 Cal.App.4th 551, 16 Cal.Rptr.2d 560 (Cal. App. 1993):
13 As a general matter, under the collateral source rule a plaintiff's damages would not be reduced by the amount of workers' compensation benefits received. (De Cruz v. Reid, supra, 69 Cal.2d at pp. 223-224, 70 Cal.Rptr. 550, 444 P.2d 342.)
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