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You are here: Home / Arbitration / Court Decisions / TENTH CIRCUIT HOLDS POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST RATE IN “BROAD” ARBITRATION PROVISION TRUMPS STATUTORY RATE

TENTH CIRCUIT HOLDS POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST RATE IN “BROAD” ARBITRATION PROVISION TRUMPS STATUTORY RATE

August 17, 2010 by Carlton Fields

On November 17, 2008, we reported on a Colorado district court’s decision in a reinsurance dispute to alter the post-judgment interest rate provided in the arbitration panel’s final award and replace it with a statutory rate.

Earlier this month, however, the Tenth Circuit reversed the district court, holding that the post-judgment interest entitlement and rate decided by the arbitration panel should govern. The court reasoned that parties are permitted to set their own rate of post-judgment interest through contract, and the arbitration provision at issue in this case was a “broad” provision. The court further held that “the parties’ intent is a quintessential fact question, and we see no reason why an arbitration panel with authority to decide a contractual dispute cannot also determine whether the contract in question includes language clearly, unambiguously, and unequivocally stating the parties’ intent to bypass § 1961[, the post-judgment interest statute].” Newmont USA LTD v. Ins. Co. of N. Am., Nos. 08-1347 & 08-1370 (10th Cir. Aug. 11, 2010).

This post written by Michael Wolgin.

Filed Under: Arbitration / Court Decisions, Arbitration Process Issues, Week's Best Posts

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