Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 52-225a
(P.A. 85-574, S. 1; P.A. 86-338, S. 4; P.A. 87-227, S. 4; P.A. 07-217, S. 191; P.A. 10-36, S. 9; P.A. 12-142, S. 2; P.A. 14-37, S. 2.)
Cited. 203 Conn. 607; 206 Conn. 16; 212 C. 217; 214 Conn. 1; 218 C. 531. Collateral source payments under section are applicable to determine amount of damages but not to determine amount of coverage. 225 C. 566. Cited. 229 C. 99. Application and interpretation of section discussed; deemed not unconstitutionally vague. 231 Conn. 77. Cited. 235 C. 107. Intent to prevent plaintiffs from obtaining double recoveries. 248 C. 409. Only payments specifically corresponding with items of damages included in jury’s verdict are to be deducted as collateral sources from the economic damages award, not total amount paid by collateral sources for the medical bills, and burden is on defendant to submit interrogatories to jury concerning specific items of damages included within verdict. 269 C. 1. When any right of subrogation exists, whether in full or in part, for a collateral source, section precludes trial court from ordering any collateral source reduction at all. 324 C. 70. Cited. 29 Conn.App. 484; 31 Conn.App. 584; Id., 806; 33 CA 99; 34 CA 444; 37 CA 784; 38 Conn.App. 685; 46 CA 76; 47 CA 365. Statute requires reduction of economic damages by the total of all collateral source payments received, less the total of premiums paid to secure the collateral sources. 77 CA 238. Subsec. (a): When the amount of collateral sources received by plaintiff is less than or equal to the amount of reduction in claimant’s economic damages attributable to claimant’s own negligence, there shall be no collateral source reduction in the award. 55 CA 150. Subsec. (b): Trial court did not improperly allow evidence of collateral sources to be admitted to jury. 102 CA 93. Subsec. (c): Where the only collateral source benefit that plaintiff received as result of automobile accident was medical payments under plaintiff’s automobile insurance policy, plaintiff was entitled to offset the collateral source reduction of her economic damage award by the cost of her medical payments coverage only. 263 C. 93.