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27 Fla. L. Weekly D2217 (Fla. 2nd DCA October 18, 2002)
The court found that under current Florida case law a set-off was not appropriate where one tortfeasor settled and another went through a jury trial for the same incident that caused injury to the plaintiff and the settling party was not included on the verdict form. Furthermore, although the plaintiffs received a windfall when they received forgiveness of the hospital bill, the court could find no authority which would have allowed them to grant a set-off for that particular amount.
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