Margaret Kosarko v. William A. Padula, Administrator of the Estate of Daniel L. Herndobler

DICKSON, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff in this case, Margaret Ko-sarko, challenges the trial court’s denial of her motion for prejudgment interest following a jury verdict awarding her monetary damages. We reverse and hold that the Tort Prejudgment Interest Statute abrogates and supplants the common law prejudgment interest rules in cases covered by the statute.

On February 17, 2007, Kosarko filed a complaint for damages against Daniel Herndobler for injuries she allegedly sustained in an automobile collision involving Herndobler. When Herndobler subsequently passed away, Kosarko amended her…