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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has vetoed Illinois House Bill 3360,
which sought to amend the state's judgment interest statute to
add prejudgment interest on all damages rendered in personal injury
and wrongful death claims at the rate of 9 percent per year. (See
Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Impose
Prejudgment Interest on Personal Injury Claims," Jan. 28,
2021.) In vetoing the measure on March 25, 2021, the governor
expressed concern about the statute's potentially adverse
impact on Illinois' healthcare industry, particularly given the
impact of COVID-19 on that sector of the Illinois economy.