Arete Partners, L.P. v. Gunnerman, No. 10-50695 (5th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed the district court's award to plaintiff of prejudgment interest at the statutory rate of five percent to the date of its final judgment where plaintiff initially sued defendant for fraud and breach of contract in connection with the sale of securities. At issue was whether defendant's deposit of plaintiff's damages into the registry of the district court should prevent the accrual of prejudgment interest at the statutory rate after that date. Because such a result would be inconsistent with the purpose of prejudgment interest and would undermine the rule applied to awards of prejudgment interest by the Supreme Court of Texas, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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