No pleading shall contain any allegations regarding receipt by a party of collateral source payments as described in General Statutes §§ 52-225a and 52-225b.
Section 10-78.—Pleading Collateral Source Payments
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceBars any pleading from mentioning that a party received collateral source payments, such as insurance proceeds, that fall under the state’s collateral source statutes.
Full Text of Section 10-78
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 195A.)
Plain-English Summary
This rule keeps collateral source payments out of the pleadings entirely. No pleading may allege that a party received payments of the kind described in the state’s collateral source statutes, General Statutes §§ 52-225a and 52-225b. Those statutes address payments — often insurance or other reimbursements — that a plaintiff receives from sources other than the defendant for the same injury.
By keeping this information out of the pleadings, the rule leaves the handling of collateral source payments to be addressed through the mechanisms set out in those statutes rather than through allegations in the case itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a pleading mention that a plaintiff received insurance payments?
No — this rule prohibits any pleading from containing allegations about a party’s receipt of collateral source payments as described in General Statutes §§ 52-225a and 52-225b.
What is a collateral source payment?
The text refers to payments described in General Statutes §§ 52-225a and 52-225b, which this rule keeps out of pleadings; those statutes address reimbursements a party receives from sources other than the opposing party.
Why would collateral source payments be excluded from pleadings?
The rule text itself states the prohibition; it directs that such matters be handled outside the pleadings, under the referenced statutes.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 10-78). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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