S.B.
212
JUDICIAL CODE AMENDMENTS
Senate Floor
Amendments
Amendment 6 March 11, 2013 7:08 PM
Senator Stephen H. Urquhart
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
2, Lines 30 through 41
:
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(2) It is the duty of the court, in entering judgment for plaintiff in that action, to add to
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the amount of special damages actually incurred that are assessed by the verdict of the jury, or
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found by the court, prejudgment interest on that amount [calculated at 7.5% simple interest per
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annum, from the date of the occurrence of the act giving rise to the cause of action to the date
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of entering the judgment,] and to include it in that judgment. The court shall calculate
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prejudgement interest using a per annum rate, which is
{
one
}
two
percentage
{
point
}
points
above the prime
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rate, as published by the board of governors of the federal reserve system on the first business
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day in January of the calendar year
in which the plaintiff is first treated.
{
in which the judgment is
entered,
}
{
and
}
The prejudgment interest rate applied may not be above 10 percent nor below
5 percent. The prejudgment interest
shall be computed as
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simple interest accruing during the period from the date
{
90 days after commencement of the
39
lawsuit
}
the plaintiff is first treated
to the date
{
entering
}
on which
the judgment
is
entered
.
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(3) As used in this section, "special damages actually incurred" does not include
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damages for future medical expenses, loss of future wages, or loss of future earning capacity.
(4) This section applies to injuries that occur after May 14, 2013.
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