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· 7/16/1991

Happy Chef Systems, Inc. v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Cobstell Realty, Inc. And Westbrook Limited Partnership

Citations

  • 933 F.2d 1433

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • interpreting § 1961(a) as it applied to judgment in favor of the plaintiff that granted supplemental relief but did not contain an amount of damages due to insufficient evidence of such damages
  • explaining that federal law governs post-judgment interest calculations
  • “In a diversity action, state law governs prejudgment interest; federal law governs postjudgment interest.”
  • \Section 1961(a) does not provide for interest until a money judgment has been entered.\
  • “In a diversity action, state law governs prejudgment interest; federal law governs postjudgment interest.”
  • damages awards accrue interest when quantified

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Judges: Bowman, Loken, Magill

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