Roth v. Ross

OPINION BY

DONOHUE, J.:

Eileen Roth (“Roth”) appeals from the July 5, 2013 judgment entered by the Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County. Specifically, she challenges the trial court’s May 7, 2013 denial of her request for delay damages on the $20,000 allocated by the jury toward her future medical expenses, which ruling limited the damages eligible for delay damages to the $40,000 awarded for past pain and suffering. After careful review of this issue of first impression, we conclude that the trial court erred when it refused to add delay damages to the award for future medical expenses. We…