Chapter 3 AN INTRODUCTION TOPOST-VERDICT SETOFFS: COLLATERAL SOURCE REDUCTIONS UNDER CPLR 4545

Index

• 3.0 I. Overview
• 3.2 A. History
• 3.3 B. Current Statute
• 3.4 III. Establishing a Defendant’s Entitlement to a Collateral Source Setoff
• 3.5 A. Timeliness
• 3.6 B. Discovery
• 3.7 IV. Correspondence Requirement
• 3.8 A. Pension Benefits
• 3.9 B. Insurance Proceeds
• 3.10 C. Social Security Payments
• 3.11 D. No-Fault Benefits
• 3.12 E. Other Types of Collateral Source Reimbursement
• 3.13 V. Reasonable Certainty Requirement
• 3.14 A. Future Social Security Benefits
• 3.15 B. Private Medical Insurance
• 3.16 VI. Collateral Source Hearing
• 3.17 A. Establishing Defendant’s Entitlement to a Hearing
• 3.18 B. Procedure and Proof at the Hearing
• 3.19 C. Order of Applying Setoffs
• 3.20 VII. The Lien Problem and Aggressive Insurers
• 3.21 A. Insurer’s Right to Recover under Equitable Subrogation
• 3.22 B. Appellate Division and Trial Court Decisions Concerning Subrogation
• 3.23 C. Court of Appeals’ Decisions Regarding Subrogation
• 3.24 VIII. Must the Plaintiff Actually Be Receiving Benefits?
• 3.25 IX. Conclusion