HARRIS v. VITRAN EXPRESS, INC. et al

Filing 157

ORDER re 156 MEMORANDUM OPINION and FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 8/25/2017. (ajt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
PITTSBURGH
DARRELL HARRIS,
Plaintiff,
vs.
VITRAN EXPRESS, INC., VITRAN
EXPRESS CANADA, INC., VITRAN
CORPORATION, INC., DATA
PROCESSING, LLC, HR-1,
CORPORATION, CT TRANSPORT, INC.,
Defendants,

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2:14-CV-00704-CRE

ORDER
AND NOW, this 25th day of August, 2015,
In accordance with the above Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Plaintiff’s petition
for fees and damages is HEREBY GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows:
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Plaintiff is awarded an amount of $250,000 for severance compensation and an
amount of $187,500 for retention compensation, for a total of $437,500 in
contract damages;

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Plaintiff is awarded an amount of $80,937.50 for prejudgment interest, which
represents the interest accrued on Plaintiff’s contract damages over 37 months and
at a rate of 6% interest per year, or $2,187.50/month in interest; and

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Plaintiff is awarded an amount of $55,762 for reimbursement of attorneys’ fees.

Accordingly, judgment will be entered in Plaintiff’s favor in the total amount of
$574,199.50.
By the Court:
s/ Cynthia Reed Eddy
United States Magistrate Judge