Is prejudgment interest allowable in a personal injury action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Law Offices of Benjamin Pavone, PC v. Willis, D075817 (Cal. App. 2021):

However, prejudgment interest is not appropriate when the amount of damages must be judicially determined from conflicting evidence and is not ascertainable from the information provided by the creditor. (Lineman v. Schmid (1948) 32 Cal.2d 204, 212 ["interest is not allowable when damages

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