Grande v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

ORDER ON POST-TRIAL ISSUES

WOODCOCK, District Judge.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

Following a jury verdict in the amount of $79,579.00 in favor of Plaintiff, the parties filed post-trial briefs on three issues: (1) whether Plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest and, if so, how much; (2) whether Plaintiff is entitled to recover attorney’s fees; and, (3) whether the $1,500.00 deductible should reduce Plaintiffs award. The Court concludes that Plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest in the total amount of $8,666.17, that he is not entitled to recover attorney’s fees, and that the $1,500.00…