McGowan et al v. Murphy-Brown, LLC

Filing 320

ORDER granting 319 Motion for Pre-Judgment and Post-Judgment Interest. Signed by Senior Judge W. Earl Britt on 8/28/2018. (Edwards, S.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
No. 7:14-CV-00182-BR
WOODELL MCGOWAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MURPHY-BROWN, LLC, d/b/a
SMITHFIELD HOG PRODUCTION
DIVISION,
Defendant.

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ORDER

This matter is before the court on plaintiffs’ unopposed motion for pre- and postjudgment interest. (DE # 319.) The motion is ALLOWED. The award of compensatory
damages shall bear interest at the rate set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 24-1 from the date of the
filing of the complaint, 21 August 2014, until the entry of judgment, per annum and without
compounding. The total money judgment (i.e. compensatory damages, punitive damages, prejudgment interest, and costs, if any) shall bear interest at the legal rate at the rate set forth in 28
U.S.C. § 1961(a) from the entry of judgment until paid, computed daily and compounded
annually.
This 28 August 2018.

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W. Earl Britt
Senior U.S. District Judge