624.18 Designation and calculation of damages. 1. In all actions where the plaintiff recovers a sum of money, the amount to which the plaintiff is entitled may be awarded the plaintiff by the judgment generally, without anydistinction being therein made as to whether such sum is recovered by way of debt ordamages. 2. In all personal injury actions where the plaintiff recovers a sum of money that, according to special verdict, is intended, in whole or in part, to address the future damages ofthe plaintiff, that portion of the judgment that reflects the future damages shall be adjustedby the court or the finder of fact to reflect the present value of the sum. 3. Under no circumstances shall there be a reduction to present value more than one time by either the trier of fact or the court. [R60, §3144; C73, §2862; C97, §3782; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11580; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.18] 97 Acts, ch 197, §9, 16Referred to in §602.8102(98), 668.3 Sat Dec 23 11:20:33 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 624.18 (20, 0)
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