A Cook County judge declares a new law that changes how interest is calculated for rewards in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, by starting the calculation of interest on the day a lawsuit was filed, is unconstitutional. The law was deemed unconstitutional because the law created different classes of plaintiffs and defendants, by creating larger payouts in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits compared to other types of cases. State Sen. Craig Wilcox led the push against the passing of the law and further explained the court’s ruling.
Wilcox gave some insight into what happens next in the court proceedings.
The court also ruled the new law violated businesses’ constitutional right to a trial by jury by taking the award of damages out of the hands of their peers.
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