Considerations Following an Award at Trial: Prejudgment Interest and Costs
By Derek G. Dominguez
Civil Practice and Procedure,
December 2023
Prejudgment interest, signed into law by Governor Pritzker in 2021, was meant to encourage settlement in personal injury and wrongful death actions by introducing the potential for interest on judgments obtained in cases where defense counsel fails to make a timely or reasonable pretrial offer.
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