Nexteer Automotive Corporation v. Korea Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation

Filing 71

JUDGMENT confirming in part International Arbitration Award 68 MOTION for Entry of Judgment. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Case No. 13-cv-15189 vs. Hon. George Caram Steeh KOREA DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION (now known as ERAE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD), Defendant. JUDGMENT CONFIRMING IN PART INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AWARD In accordance with the Memorandum Opinion and Order entered on May 16, 2017 [Dkt. # 67, the “Order”], It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Award No. 140 of 2016 issued by the Singapore International Arbitration Center on December 28, 2016 in the matter of Nexteer Automotive Corporation v. erae Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Arb. Nos. 106, 229, 230 and 231 of 2013 (the “Award”) is hereby CONFIRMED in part, as set forth in the Order and this Judgment below. -1- It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant erae Automotive shall pay Plaintiff Nexteer the amount of $5,876,666. It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant erae Automotive shall pay Plaintiff Nexteer pre-judgment interest on the $5,876,666 amount referenced in the preceding paragraph, calculated in accordance with MCL § 600.6013(8), from December 28, 2016 through the date of this Judgment. Calculated through May 24, 2017, this interest amounts to $57,370.60, with the daily interest of $390.70 for each additional day after May 24, 2017.1 It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, in addition to the amounts listed in the preceding paragraph, Defendant erae Automotive shall pay Nexteer a royalty of 4.5% on all sales of the KPJ halfshafts from November 30, 2015, together with an additional amount representing prejudgment interest calculated in accordance with MCL § 600.6013(8) for all sales of these products between November 30, 2015 and the date of this Judgment. It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, as set forth in the Order, erae Automotive shall make future royalty payments on a quarterly basis, and furnish adequate proof of its halfshaft and premium joint Based on MCL § 600.6013(8), the daily interest rate changes on July 1 and January 1 of each year, with interest compounded annually. 1 -2- product sales 30 days prior to the due date for each quarterly royalty payment. It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Nexteer shall have the right to audit the sales and other financial records of erae Automotive and companies under erae Automotive’s control to confirm compliance with the obligation to pay royalties pursuant to the Award. Any such audit is to be conducted by a mutually acceptable independent auditor, with the costs of the audit to be evenly split by the parties. Erae Automotive shall maintain the records of its sales of the KPJ halfshafts or any premium joint product derivative of KPJ for a period of at least five years, and make them available to the auditor during normal business hours subject to a three-day written notice. It is further ORDERED that all payments to Nexteer shall be made by wire transfer in U.S. currency. It is further ORDERED that enforcement of the Award is STAYED only with regard to the 4.5% royalty on all future sales of any premium joint product derivative of KPJ from November 30, 2015, pending completion of the Singapore review process, provided that erae Automotive posts bond in the amount of $3,000,000 on or before June 8, 2017. -3- It is further ORDERED that this Judgment does not preclude Nexteer from applying for a supplemental Judgment upon the lifting of the stay referenced in the preceding paragraph, seeking to confirm the Award with regard to the 4.5% royalty on all future sales of any premium joint product derivative of KPJ from November 30, 2015, and seeking pre-judgment interest on these additional amounts or any attorney’s fees and costs related to the enforcement of the derivative royalty provision in the Award. It is further ORDERED that this Judgment does not preclude Nexteer from making an application for recovery of attorney’s fees, costs and related interest incurred after the entry of the Award consistent with Nexteer’s rights pursuant to the underlying Award, Exclusive Manufacturing & Supply Agreements between the parties, and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). Dated: June 2, 2017 s/George Caram Steeh GEORGE CARAM STEEH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on June 2, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/Marcia Beauchemin Deputy Clerk -4-

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