Alabama § 6-11-1 - Damages Assessed by Factfinder to Be Itemized; Future Damages Not to Be Reduced to Present Value.
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§ 6-11-1. Damages Assessed by Factfinder to Be Itemized; Future Damages Not to Be Reduced to Present Value.
In any civil action based upon tort and any action for personal injury based upon breach of warranty, except actions for wrongful death pursuant to Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410, the damages assessed by the factfinder shall be itemized as follows:
(1) Past damages.
(2) Future damages.
(3) Punitive damages.
The factfinder shall not reduce any future damages to present value. Where the court determines that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, those categories shall be omitted from the itemization.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-11-1 ("Damages Assessed by Factfinder to Be Itemized; Future Damages Not to Be Reduced to Present Value.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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