Supreme Court Declines to Hear Mine Case Seeking Application of Collateral Source Rule

摘要

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 declined a mine operator's request to review whether the collateral source rule-a common-law tort principle that sometimes allows victims to seek compensation even when their damages have been repaid through insurance or other sources-applies to superfund contribution claims (Friedland v. TIC-The Industrial Co., U.S., No. 09-551, certiorari petition denied 1/11/10).