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The collateral source rule is a legal doctrine in tort law that prohibits the admission of evidence showing that the plaintiff or victim has received compensation from sources other than the damages sought against the defendant.
Collateral form (plural collateral forms) (linguistics) A synonymous but not identical, coexisting form (variation) of a word, such as an accepted alternative spelling.
The collateral source rule is an evidentiary rule that prohibits the admission of evidence that the plaintiff or victim has received compensation from some source other than the damages sought against the defendant.
Collateral Source Rule (CSR) is both a rule of evidence and a rule of damages. Common Law Evidence CSR is unaffected by Section 768.76, remaining “alive and well in Florida”, and prohibits the introduction of any evidence of collateral-source payments.
The collateral source rule prevents a defendant in a tort action from introducing evidence of compensation from a third party in order to obtain a reduction in a damages settlement or judgment. In other words, third-party compensation payments for an injury don't figure into the award calculation.