Title: Prejudgment Interest

Summary: Provides for prejudgment interest in actions in which plaintiff is entitled to monetary damages; provides retroactive applicability.

Full Text:
An act relating to prejudgment interest; creating s. 55.035, F.S.; providing for prejudgment interest in actions in which a plaintiff is entitled to monetary damages; providing retroactive applicability;providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 55.035, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 55.035 Prejudgment interest.-In any action in which the plaintiff is entitled to recover any monetary damages, including, but not limited to, co sts or attorney fees, the court shall include, in the final judgment, interest at the rate specified in s. 55.03 on the amount of the monetary damages, with such interest accruing from the date of injury or loss. Section 2. This act applies retroactive ly to all actions pending on the effective date of this act or commenced thereafter. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.