When calculating damages for the loss of an opportunity to pursue a common law personal injury claim, the value of workers compensation benefits received must be adjusted for the timing of their receipt, not merely deducted at nominal value. Interest accrues on the value of the lost common law action, but credit must also be given for the time value of workers compensation benefits received in the interim.
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