What is the test for prejudgment interest in a wrongful death claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Woodling v. Garrett Corp., 813 F.2d 543 (2nd Cir. 1987):
[t]he purpose of the [wrongful death] statute is to compensate for " 'pecuniary injuries' suffered by the distributees of decedent's estate." Parilis v. Feinstein, 49 N.Y.2d 984, 985, 429 N.Y.S.2d 165, 406 N.E.2d 1059 (1980). The prejudgment interest provision implements this goal by ensuring that the distributees are
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