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Originally Posted by lendaddy
I have done this in the past as well, but later found out it's a huge no no. By paying for the treatment you admit responsibility and therefore any future complications are on your ass. Lets say the guy scratches hi eye and you pay for drops, later he loses the eye due to infection or something...guess who gets sued for six figures? You personally since you released your comp carrier when you failed to report the injury and paid the initial fees out of pocket.
This is how I understand it anyway.
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Don't know about Michigan but in MS there are specific evidentiary rules that prohibit introducing the voluntary payment of medical bills at trial to show admission of liability. This is to encourage settlemnet without litigation.
Similarly, subsequent corrrective or remedial actions by a defendant (e.g., a rail road company putting up a warning light at a RR crossing AFTER an accident) cannot be used to show admission of liability.
10-21-2007, 09:09 AM
