Opinion ID: 2274252
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Medicare Lien

Text: The Chancellor sustained DuPont's hearsay objection to the plaintiff's attempt to introduce into evidence correspondence the plaintiff's attorney received from representatives of Medicare relating to the possible assertion of a lien for medical benefits provided to Mr. Correll by Medicare. Additionally, the Chancellor concluded that he lacked the evidence necessary to determine the amount of reasonable medical expenses for which DuPont would be liable pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-204. We find no error in either of these determinations. The plaintiff has filed in this Court a motion to consider as post-judgment facts correspondence the plaintiff has received from representatives of Medicare subsequent to the trial. By an order filed contemporaneously with this opinion, this Court has denied the plaintiff's motion. However, upon remand the parties may present evidence to the trial court concerning the amount of the medical expenses for which DuPont is liable pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-204.