UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV2021
Present cash value.
If you decide that [name of plaintiff] is entitled to damages for future economic losses, then the amount of those damages must be adjusted to present cash value. This is because any damages awarded would be paid now, even though the plaintiff would not suffer the economic losses until some time in the future. Money received today would be invested and earn a return or yield.
To adjust an award for future damages to present cash value, you must determine the amount of money needed today that, when reasonably and safely invested, will provide [name of plaintiff] with the amount of money needed to compensate [name of plaintiff] for future economic losses. In making your determination, you should consider the earnings from a reasonably safe investment.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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