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Arthur v. Catour

Citations

  • 803 N.E.2d 647
  • 345 Ill. App. 3d 804
  • 281 Ill. Dec. 243

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  • limiting recovery to amount paid “confers a significant benefit” to the defendant, “contrary to the collateral source” rule
  • the purpose of compensatory tort damages is to compensate the plaintiff, not to punish defendants or “bestow a windfall upon plaintiffs” (quoting Wilson v. Hoffman Group, Inc. 131 Ill. 2d 308, 321 (1989)

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Judges: Slater, Holdridge, McDade

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