Appeals panel: Illinois prejudgment interest law constitutional, doesn’t unfairly hamper defendants’ rights to defend themselves in court – Cook County Record

In reviewing the matter of prejudgment interest, the panel noted the state has allowed such awards in several types of legal matters for more than a century, so the 2021 law allowing for such interest in personal injury and wrongful death suits was a logical expansion. The justices said the law could be justified on the basis that it encourages settlement, rather than trial.