Spaid v. 4-R Equipment, LLC

Plaintiff sued defendant for age discrimination under ORS 659A.030 and wrongful discharge.1 A jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for $200,000 in “[l]ost back wages and benefits” and $10,000 in noneconomic damages. Plaintiff assigns as error the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest on the back pay award. We affirm.

We review the trial court’s denial of an award of prejudgment interest for errors of law. Tasaki v. Moriarty, 233 Or App 51, 55, 225 P3d 68 (2009). The pertinent facts are procedural and are not in dispute. In his amended complaint, plaintiff asserted claims for age…