· 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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