Rostack Invs., Inc. v. Sabella

RUBIN, J.*

*73Plaintiff Rostack Investments, Inc. obtained a summary judgment against defendant Angela Sabella in an amount exceeding $50 million. We reversed the judgment on appeal, and awarded Sabella her costs as prevailing party. Sabella's memorandum of costs sought to recover approximately $1.4 million in costs related to her obtaining a surety bond, secured by a letter of credit, pending the appeal. Rostack moved to tax those costs, on the basis that they were neither reasonable nor necessary, in that Sabella had sufficient assets to obtain *529a cash-collateralized bond (without needing a…