21-3A-1.1. Purposes of chapter.
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The purposes of this chapter are to fully and fairly compensate injured parties as well as to:
(1)Alleviate some of the practical problems incident to unpredictability of large future losses;
(2)Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;
(3)Pay damages as the trier of fact finds the losses will accrue; and
(4)Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded.