Helfend v. Southern California Rapid Transit Dist.

Julius Helfend (plaintiff) sued the Southern California Rapid Transit District and its employee (defendants) for injuries from a bus accident. The defendants offered evidence that insurance had paid 80% of Helfend's hospital bill. The trial court excluded it under the collateral-source rule; the defendants appealed, arguing the rule did not apply to public entities and their employees.

Whether the collateral-source rule applies to tort actions against public entities and their employees.