Hyundai Motor Co. v. Ferayorni

The defendant appeals an award of interest on a judgment resulting from multiple trials and appeals. It argues that the trial court erred in fixing the date and rate of interest as of the date of the ultimate verdict. We disagree and affirm.

The action arose from an automobile accident resulting in the death of a young girl in 1991. This court affirmed the defense verdict, but remanded the case for a new trial on the estate’s claim of strict liability failure to warn. Ferayorni v. Hyundai Motor Co., 711 So.2d 1167 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). The second trial resulted in a $6.5 million jury verdict…