C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. v. Johnson Bros. Corporation

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida addressed C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.’s motion for prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, and attorney’s fees following correction of an arbitration award. The court denied prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees because the arbitrator had declined to award them, but granted post-judgment interest at the federal statutory rate of 3.65% per annum.

Holdings

1. The claimant was entitled to neither prejudgment interest nor an attorney's fee because it identified no basis to disturb the arbitrator's rulings.
2. The claimant was entitled to post-judgment interest at the applicable federal statutory rate, which the court stated was 3.65% per annum.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the claimant was entitled to prejudgment interest despite the arbitrator's ruling declining to award it.
2. Whether the claimant was entitled to attorney's fees despite the arbitrator's ruling that there was no prevailing party entitled to fees.
3. Whether the claimant was entitled to post-judgment interest under 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a), and at what rate.

Disposition

other