ExxonMobil Oil Corporation v. TIG Insurance Company
Filing 81
CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: 80 Order Adopting Report and Recommendations 79 Report and Recommendations in favor of ExxonMobil Oil Corporation against TIG Insurance Company in the amount of $26,744,519.50. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED A ND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Order dated November 17, 2022, the Court has reviewed the R&R for clear error. The Court finds none and agrees with the R&R that judgment was "ascertained in a meaningful way and suppor ted by the evidence" on May 26, 2020, when Judge Ramos confirmed the arbitral award and entered judgment for ExxonMobil. Andrulonis v. United States, 26 F.3d 1224, 1233 (2d Cir. 1994) (quoting Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Corp. v. Bonjorno, 494 U.S. 827, 836 (1990)); see also NML Cap. v. Republic of Argentina, 435 F. App'x 41, 43 (2d Cir. 2011) ("In general, pre-judgment interest ceases to accrue, and post-judgment interest begins to accrue, as of the date that judgment first 'is ascertained in a meaningful way and supported by the evidence.'" (quoting Adrian v. Town of Yorktown, 620 F.3d 104, 107 (2d Cir. 2010))). That judgment has never been disturbed by this Court, nor was it set aside after a separate review on appeal. The Court finds ExxonMobil's suggestion that this Court should be guided by Ninth Circuit authority-rather than "certain decisions in the Second Circuit"-unpersuasive. See ExxonMobil Letter 3. Moreover, contrary to ExxonMobil&# 039;s argument, the Second Circuit has expressly rejected the consideration of equities in determining what date "trigger[s] the running of interest." See, e.g., Andrulonis, 26 F.3d at 1233. The Court therefore adopts the R&R in itsentirety as the opinion of the Court, and judgment is entered for Mobil in the amount of $26,744,519.50, representing the $25,000,000 awarded in arbitration, plus prejudgment interest on that amount accruing at a rate of 9% per annum pursuant to N.Y. CPLR §§ 5002 and 5004.Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 11/18/2022) (km)
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