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LYONS v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP. CO.

Civ. A. No. 86-1020.

684 F.Supp. 909 (1988)

Anthony LYONS v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lafayette-Opelousas Division.

April 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Ryan, Morrow & Morrow, Opelousas, La., for plaintiff.

James J. Davidson, III and Jeffrey A. Rhoades, Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, Lafayette, La., for defendant.

William M. Bass, Voorhies & Labbe, Lafayette, La., for third-party defendant, Vermeer Mfg. Co.

RULING

LITTLE, District Judge.

At issue in this motion in limine is the collateral source rule. Specifically, is evidence of the payment of plaintiff's medical expenses by an employer-funded insurance plan admissible, or do such payments emanate from a truly collateral source, making them inadmissible?

Anthony Lyons filed this suit against his employer, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45...

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