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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Scott v. Garfield, 454 Mass. 790 (2009)

Citation
Scott v. Garfield, 454 Mass. 790 (2009)
Parent Document
Scott v. Garfield, 454 Mass. 790 (2009)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2009-09-15

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It has long been the law in Massachusetts that “[a] plaintiff who has suffered physical injury through the fault of a defendant is entitled to recover for . . . reasonable expenses incurred by him for medical care and nursing in the treatment and cure of his injury” (emphasis added). Rodgers v. Boynton, 315 Mass. 279, 280 (1943). Massachusetts also adheres to the collateral source rule with respect to damages. See Goldstein v. Gontarz, 364 Mass. 800, 808-809 (1974).