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THERESA DOTY §
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Plaintiff, §
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Defendants.
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Brenda Downes, C!a:k fc:>
PLAINTIFF'S MOTION IN LIMINE TO DECLARE PORTIONS OF DR.
GREGORY L. STEWART'S TESTIMONY INADMISSIBLE
Comes now the Plaintiff, Theresa Doty, by and through counsel and pursuant to
Dedmon v. Steelman. et al, 535 S.W. 3rd 31 (TENN.2017), decided November 17, 2017,
as well as the collateral source rule, and moves this Court for its Order striking certain
On June 10, 2019, the deposition of Dr. Gregory L. Stewart was taken for proof in
this matter.
At that time, it was stipulated that Dr. Stewart was qualified to testify as an expert
witness and that the treatment performed on the Plaintiff was necessary as a result of
injuries she sustained in the automobile accident at issue. (See deposition of Dr. Stewart
discounted rates accepted by medical providers from insurers. (See Deposition of Dr.
Stewart p. 23 lines 10-25; p. 24 lines 1-25; p. 25 lines 1-16 attached hereto as Exhibit 2).
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In particular the following exchange occurred:
changes hands.
(See Dr. Stewart Deposition p. 23 lines 10-19 previously attached hereto as Exhibit 2).
Even though it was understood that all the bills incurred by Ms. Doty were
typical - -what medical providers typically send out and what they
A. That's correct.
2.
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" .. .I don't know how they set those charges. And I don't know how
they actually get paid, other than through their voluntary contractual
Exhibit 2).
and,
" ... I know that we basically set up contracts with third party
Exhibit 2).
that time, the Tennessee Supreme Court made it clear that the collateral source rule was
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing pleading has been
by mailing a true and accurate copy thereof to them, first class mail, postage prepaid, on
Alexander W. Gothard
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Id at page 467.
CONCLUSION
Based on the above, the Plaintiff respectfully requests that the deposition
existing law.
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