WALLS et al v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al, No. 1:2020cv00098 - Document 754 (M.D.N.C. 2023)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 11/30/2023, that Defendant's Renewed Motion for a Directed Verdict, (ECF No. 721 ), is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Renewed Ob jection to Plaintiff's Bill of Costs and Motion to Review Taxation of Costs, (ECF No. 751 ), is DENIED IN PART AND GRANTED IN PART. It is denied as to any objection by Defendant to Plaintiff's status as a "prevailing party" or to Plaintiff's entitlement to costs, but it is granted to the extent that Defendant's obligation to pay Plaintiff's costs will be offset by the $6,888,500.00 Plaintiff has received in settlement recovery. FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Amend the Judgment, (ECF No. 723 ), is GRANTED. Specifically, the Judgment, (ECF No. 715 ), is to be amended to reflect the application of Plaintiff's settlement recovery to offset the jury's verdict awarding Plaintiff $275,000 in compensatory damages, the prejudgment interest amount of $66,904.10, the post-judgment interest at the rate of 2.66%, and Plaintiff's costs as taxed by the Clerk of Court. As a result of the setoff, the total amount owed by Defendant to Plaintiff now equals $0.00, and an amended judgment reflecting this ruling shall be filed contemporaneously with this Memorandum Opinion and Order. (at)