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collateral-benefit rule

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A quick definition of collateral-benefit rule:

Collateral-benefit rule: This is a legal term that refers to the idea that if someone receives benefits from a source other than the person who caused the harm, those benefits should not be taken away from the person who was harmed. This is also known as the collateral-source rule.

A more thorough explanation:

The collateral-benefit rule is a legal principle that is also known as the collateral-source rule. This rule states that if a plaintiff receives compensation or benefits from a source other than the defendant, such as insurance or government assistance, the defendant cannot use that as a defense to reduce the damages awarded to the plaintiff.

For example, if a person is injured in a car accident and receives medical treatment that is paid for by their health insurance, the defendant cannot argue that they should not have to pay for those medical expenses because the plaintiff already received compensation from their insurance company.

Another example would be if a person is injured on the job and receives workers' compensation benefits, the defendant cannot argue that they should not have to pay for the plaintiff's lost wages because they are already receiving compensation from their employer.

These examples illustrate how the collateral-benefit rule protects plaintiffs from having their damages reduced simply because they received compensation from another source. This rule ensures that defendants are held responsible for the full extent of the damages they caused, regardless of any other compensation the plaintiff may have received.

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how is everyone doing this fine friday
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Tonight im going to go for a run and lift some weights and then eat some dinner (probably a burrito) and then I'm going to watch a scary movie with my girlfriend (probably Longlegs). I'm so excited :)
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What is everyone else doing tonight
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Besides YM of course
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I'm all good, I'm tipsy in Zanzibar finishing an app and laughing my ass off to this:
babycat
14:48
renard what are you drinking?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:50
Feeling like sad drinking tonight, wife accidentally tossed out my truck keys and those are expensive as fuck to replace. The crappiest part is that the key chain had the "remove before flight" tab from my first aircraft's rocket pods overseas from 6 years ago. Then find out people fucked around and back dated reports at work making me look like a shit bag so I am working later tonight and missing range time which is my weekly relax/me time. Add in my sleep meds stopped working, so I am thinking vodka (so I stay skinny and hot) and pizza by the fireplace kind of friday.
1a2b3c4d26z
14:51
Renard if you're not drinking margs Im gonna throw hands
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Was at a restaurant and they decided to have me try something called "Double Kick" free of charge, it's like a sugar cane liquor with pineapple flavor
1a2b3c4d26z
14:51
missing range time :(
1a2b3c4d26z
14:52
That sounds good renard but unfortunately I'll still have to throw hands
Tonight I’m Having a date with this guy who asked me out couple times
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:54
What made you give in and go out after he asked a couple times?
Other failed dates
babycat
14:55
That’ll do it
Question, how many of u would sleep on first date
babycat
14:57
honestly my answer is it depends
babycat
14:57
there has to be a very specific vibe to make me want to do that. not like a regular date
babycat
14:59
and sometimes you want to and you still don’t do ir
babycat
14:59
it
babycat
15:00
but I don’t use dating apps so all my first dates are with people I’ve already met in some context, which it sounds like is your situation too
Dkk
15:00
I could never imagine myself doing that on a first date.
Dkk
15:01
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: hope things get better
babycat
15:01
@Dkk: what if it’s someone you’ve known for a long time but never dated?
Dkk
15:03
Maybe but things would have to go like perfectly. I could not imagine them going perfectly.
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