Transit Authority Entitled to Collateral Source Hearing in $110M Worker Verdict

The New York City Transit Authority was entitled to a special hearing to determine whether a multimillion-dollar jury award for a paralyzed employee could have been offset by insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In a case of first impression, the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division ruled Wednesday that a trial court should have granted the Transit Authority a collateral source hearing to determine whether a $110 million jury award for Robert Liciaga could be offset by an ACA policy. Liciaga was paralyzed after being struck on the back by a ra...