Legal Opinion
White v. Wycoff
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2017No. 16-1319PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.
Mr. Philip White obtained a judgment for $100,000 in compensatory damages and moved for an award of prejudgment interest. The district court denied the motion, viewing the bulk of the award as compensation for noneconomic damages.
Mr. White argues that we should
• overrule earlier opinions and find that prejudgment interest is always available for compensatory awards under § 1983 or
• conclude that the district court abused its discretion in disallowing prejudgment interest.
For the second argument, Mr. Wfiiite suggests that we could award prejudgment interest on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Robertson v. WegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Larry MURRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- John Furtado v. Harold Bishop, John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Wheeler v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- Malloy v. MonahanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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