Circuit Court Finds Prejudgment Interest Statute Unconstitutional
by Bradley Michalowski On May 27, 2022, Cook County Judge Marcia Maras concluded that a statute providing for prejudgment interest for plaintiffs asserting personal injury and wrongful death torts is invalid and unconstitutional. In Hyland et al., v. Advocate Health and Hospital Corp. et al., the representatives of prematurely born twins (one of whom did not survive) sued alleging negligence …