2007 Senate Bill 589

Clarify present value of future tort damages

Introduced in the Senate

June 14, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R-32)

To establish that in calculating the value of lawsuit damage awards based on future economic damages (such as future health care costs), courts must calculate the "gross present cash value" using an interest rate specified in current statute (5 percent), but compounded annually. The current statute does not specify a compounding interval.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary