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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5358
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 665
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES
IN A PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION FOR
COLLATERAL SOURCE PAYMENTS MADE ON BEHALF OF A
CLAIMANT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 52-225a of the general statutes be amended to limit the 1
award of economic damages to a claimant in a civil action for the 2
amount (1) subject to a right of subrogation, (2) agreed upon in full 3
satisfaction of any right of subrogation, (3) to which a right of 4
subrogation has not been waived, limited or extinguished, or (4) of 5
collateral sources equal to the reduction in the claimant's economic 6
damages attributable to the claimant's percentage of negligence 7
pursuant to section 52-572h of the general statutes. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To permit a post-verdict collateral source reduction in damages in
certain personal injury or wrongful death matters involving a right of
subrogation.