Pigeon et al v. Western Skyways, Inc. et al, No. 3:2014cv01813 - Document 181 (S.D. Cal. 2018)
Court Description: ORDER Denying 150 157 161 165 Motions to Amend Judgment; Denying 160 Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law; Denying Plaintiffs' 148 Motion for Prejudgment Interest. Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 6/7/2018. (mpl)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 11 THOMAS W. PIGEON, an individual, TWP CONSULTING, INC., a California Corporation, 12 13 14 Case No.: 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO AMEND JUDGMENT; DENYING MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW; DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PREJUDGMENT INTEREST Plaintiffs, v. 15 WESTERN SKYWAYS, INC., a Colorado Corporation and DOES 1 to 100, 16 Defendants. (ECF Nos. 148, 150, 157, 160, 161, 165) 17 18 This matter came to trial on January 8, 2018 before a jury of eight people. On 19 January 10, 2018, the evidence presented at trial having been fully considered, the jury 20 began deliberating. On January 12, 2018, the jury unanimously found in favor of Plaintiffs 21 Thomas W. Pigeon and TWP Consulting, Inc. on a special verdict. In sum, the jury 22 awarded $85,600 to Plaintiffs. (See “Judgment,” ECF No. 158.) 23 What followed after this verdict were a flurry of motions and amended motions by 24 both Parties. First, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Award of Pre-Judgment Interest, (“Pl. 25 Interest MTN,” ECF No. 148-1). Defendant then filed a Motion to Alter or Amend 26 Judgment, but soon after filed an Amended Motion. The Court will review only the 27 Amended Motion, (“Def. MTN to Amend,” ECF No. 161). Plaintiffs then filed a Motion 28 to Alter or Amend Judgment, (“Pl. MTN to Amend,” ECF No. 157), but also filed an 1 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 Amended Motion which also appears to double as Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s 2 Motion, (“Pl. Opp’n,” ECF No. 165). Defendant also filed a Motion for Judgment as a 3 Matter of Law, (“Def. MTN for JMOL,” ECF No. 160). 4 BACKGROUND 5 The facts of this case have been adequately summarized in prior orders by this Court, 6 (see, e.g., ECF No. 56, at 2–6),1 and the Court recites an abbreviated summary here. 7 Plaintiffs purchased two re-manufactured engines from Defendant (“Engine #1” and 8 “Engine #2”). Before purchasing the engines, the Parties discussed Defendant’s “Gold 9 Seal Warranty.” In part, this Warranty states: “WESTERN SKYWAYS’ TOTAL 10 LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RELATION TO [sic] OR ARISING OUT OF THE USE 11 OF THE ENGINE, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OR CAUSE OF SUCH DAMAGE, 12 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE ENGINE.” 13 (Exhibit 502.)2 The Parties disputed whether this Warranty was an enforceable part of the 14 contract. 15 incorporate the Gold Seal Warranty and its terms into the contract.” (Judgment 2.) For the 16 breach of contract claim, the jury determined that Plaintiffs had general damages of 17 $85,600 as a result of Defendant’s breach of contract for both engines. (Id. at 2, 3.) 18 $37,800 of this amount was awarded for general damages to Engine #1, and $47,800 was 19 awarded for general damages to Engine #2. For the negligence claim, the jury found that 20 Defendant did not breach its duty to Plaintiffs as to either engine. (Id. at 3.) For the 21 products liability claim, the jury found that Engine #1 was not defective. (Id. at 6.) The 22 jury found that Engine #2 was defective and that Plaintiffs had damages as a result. (Id. at 23 9.) But, the jury ultimately awarded no damages for this claim. (Id. at 14.) For the 24 misrepresentation claim, the jury found that Defendant did not fail to make any disclosures 25 with the intent of creating a false impression of the actual facts in the mind of Plaintiffs. At trial, the jury determined that “Plaintiffs and Defendant intended to 26 27 28 1 2 Pin citations refer to the CM/ECF page numbers electronically stamped at the top of each page. The trial exhibits were not filed electronically on CM/ECF. 2 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 (Id. at 10.) The only damages awarded were due to the breach of contract. (Id. at 13.) 2 In sum, Defendant argues the jury verdict is inconsistent because the jury found the 3 Warranty applied to both engines, but awarded Plaintiffs more than the cost of the engines. 4 (Def. MTN to Amend 3.) Defendant cites to evidence at trial that the original purchase 5 price for the engines was $17,560 each. (Id.) Plaintiffs also argue, in part, that the jury 6 verdict is inconsistent. Finally, Defendant requests judgment as a matter of law “as to 7 Plaintiffs’ claims of breach of contract, negligence, products liability, and 8 misrepresentation, as well as to the damages awarded by the Jury.” (Def. MTN for JMOL 9 2.) 10 11 LEGAL STANDARD I. Motion to Amend or Alter Judgment 12 Under Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party may move “to 13 alter or amend a judgment . . . no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment.” Such 14 reconsideration of a judgment is “appropriate if the district court (1) is presented with 15 newly discovered evidence, (2) committed clear error or the initial decision was manifestly 16 unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in controlling law.” Sch. Dist. No. 1J, 17 Multnomah Cnty. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993). Reconsideration is 18 an “extraordinary remedy, to be used sparingly in the interests of finality and conservation 19 of judicial resources.” Kona Enters., Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 F.3d 877, 890 (9th Cir. 20 2000). Ultimately, whether to grant or deny a motion for reconsideration is in the “sound 21 discretion” of the district court. Navajo Nation v. Norris, 331 F.3d 1041, 1046 (9th Cir. 22 2003) (citing Kona Enters., 229 F.3d at 883); see Turner v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R.R. 23 Co., 338 F.3d 1058, 1063 (9th Cir. 2003) (stating district courts have “considerable 24 discretion” when addressing motions to amend a judgment under Rule 59(e)). 25 II. Judgment as a Matter of Law 26 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b) allows a party to file a renewed motion for 27 judgment as a matter of law after entry of judgment on a jury verdict. To file a renewed 28 motion under Rule 50(b), a party generally must first file a motion for judgment as a matter 3 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 of law under Rule 50(a) before the case is submitted to the jury. E.E.O.C. v. Go Daddy 2 Software, Inc., 581 F.3d 951, 961 (9th Cir. 2009). If the court denies or defers ruling on 3 the Rule 50(a) motion and the jury returns a verdict against the moving party, the party 4 may then renew the motion under Rule 50(b). Id. Because it is a “renewed” motion, a 5 party cannot “raise arguments in its post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law under 6 Rule 50(b) that it did not raise in its preverdict Rule 50(a) motion.” Id. (quoting Freund 7 v. Nycomed Amersham, 347 F.3d 752, 761 (9th Cir. 2003)). 8 In ruling on a 50(b) motion, the court may allow judgment on the verdict, order a 9 new trial, or reverse the jury and direct the entry of judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. 10 Civ. P. 50(b). In reviewing the motion, “[t]he test applied is whether the evidence permits 11 only one reasonable conclusion, and that conclusion is contrary to the jury’s verdict.” 12 Josephs v. Pac. Bell, 443 F.3d 1050, 1062 (9th Cir. 2006). The court “may not make 13 credibility determinations or weigh the evidence.” Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., 14 Inc., 530 U.S. 133, 150 (2000). Instead, the court reviews the evidence “in the light most 15 favorable to the nonmoving party” and draws “all reasonable inferences in that party’s 16 favor.” Josephs, 443 F.3d at 1062. The jury’s verdict is reviewed for “substantial 17 evidence.” Janes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 279 F.3d 883, 888 (9th Cir. 2002). The Ninth 18 Circuit has defined substantial evidence as “such relevant evidence as reasonable minds 19 might accept as adequate to support a conclusion even if it is possible to draw two 20 inconsistent conclusions from the evidence.” Maynard v. City of San Jose, 37 F.3d 1396, 21 1404 (9th Cir. 1994) (citing George v. City of Long Beach, 973 F.2d 706, 709 (9th Cir. 22 1992)). 23 24 ANALYSIS I. Motions to Amend or Alter Judgment 25 Neither Party argues there is new evidence or law since judgment was entered that 26 should change the jury’s verdict, thus, the Court analyzes the Motions to Amend under the 27 “clear error” and “manifest injustice” standard. 28 /// 4 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 2 3 4 5 A. Plaintiffs’ Motion Plaintiffs make various arguments as to why the jury erred in making its determination. 1. Jury Instructions Plaintiffs argue the jury did not follow the second or third paragraph of jury This instruction was given as Court’s Instruction #44. (“Jury 6 instruction 30.37. 7 Instructions,” ECF No. 144, at 47.) The sections of this instruction referenced by Plaintiffs 8 provide: “To award general and/or special damages, you must find by a preponderance of 9 the evidence that the Plaintiffs had damages as a result of the breach, and you must 10 determine the amount of those damages. If you find in favor of the Plaintiffs, but do not 11 find any general and special damages, you must award Plaintiffs nominal damages.” The 12 Court disagrees with Plaintiffs and finds there is no evidence the jury failed to follow this 13 instruction. The jury found the contract had been breached, and awarded general damages. 14 The jury provided the amount of these damages. The jury was not required to award special 15 or nominal damages. 16 Plaintiffs also argue the jury did not follow jury instruction 30.38. This instruction 17 was given as Court’s Instruction #45. (Id. at 48.) Plaintiffs misquote this instruction and 18 state, “if ‘general’ damages have been provided, you shall award–Diminution of Value; 19 Loss of Use; Lost Profits; Costs of Recovery.” (Pl. Opp’n 4.) The jury instruction does 20 not say this, but instead says: “If general damages have been proved, you shall award those 21 damages which are the amount required to compensate the Plaintiffs for the losses that are 22 the natural and probable consequence of the Defendant’s breach of the contract.” (Id.) The 23 jury awarded general damages in an amount it deemed reasonable and did not misapply 24 this jury instruction. The Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend regarding the 25 argument that the jury misapplied the above jury instructions. 26 2. Products Liability 27 Plaintiffs also argue the jury “mistakenly placed a ‘0’ under the damages section for 28 products liability.” (Pl. MTN to Amend 2.) Plaintiffs state the amount of judgment should 5 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 be increased from $85,600 to $204,000. (Id.) In support, Plaintiffs cite to the testimony 2 of their expert who “provided sufficient evidence to establish that Plaintiff [sic] was 3 damaged in the amount of $408,000.00 which was the result of two failed aircraft engines.” 4 (Id. at 3.) In Plaintiffs’ view, because the jury determined that one aircraft engine was 5 defective, the award should be $204,000. The Court disagrees; the jury could have 6 reasonably found that although one engine was defective, Plaintiffs failed to mitigate their 7 damages and therefore the damages for product liability should be $0. 8 Instructions 52 (providing instruction on the affirmative defense of failure to mitigate).) 9 The Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend as to this claim. 10 (See Jury B. Incorporation of the Warranty / Damages 11 Both Parties argue there is an inconsistency in the jurors determining: (1) the Gold 12 Seal Warranty was incorporated into the contract, but (2) awarding $85,600 (which is more 13 than the cost of the engines). (Pl. Opp’n 4; Def. MTN to Amend 2.) The special verdict 14 form first asked the jury: “Do you find that Plaintiffs and Defendant intended to incorporate 15 the Gold Seal Warranty and its terms into the contract?” The jury answered yes. (Judgment 16 1.) The special verdict form later directed the jury: “If your answer to question 1 is ‘YES’ 17 then do not answer question 7.” (Id. at 2.) This is because the Gold Seal Warranty provided 18 that Defendant would not be liable for special damages. Following directions, the jury did 19 not answer question 7. 20 Plaintiffs first argue the jury intended to award special damages for the breach of 21 contract claim because the jury “did not answer questions as to ‘special’ damages” and 22 should have written “no” or “0” in answering the question: “Do you find that Plaintiffs had 23 special damages as a result of the breach . . . ?” (Pl. Opp’n 2–3; Judgment 2, 7.) Plaintiffs 24 argue the jury “did not intend to find the ‘Gold Seal Warranty / Disclaimer’ was integrated 25 into the contract” and therefore, the award of damages should not be reduced. (Pl. Opp’n 26 3.) In the alternative, Plaintiffs argue “the special verdict form cannot be rationally 27 harmonized with the resulting award, in which case the judgment must be vacated and a 28 new trial ordered.” (Id.) 6 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 The Court disagrees with Plaintiffs that the jury somehow erred in leaving question 2 7 blank. In fact, the jury was clearly instructed to do so if it determined the Warranty was 3 integrated into the contract. The Court finds this is not evidence that the jury intended to 4 find the Warranty was not integrated into the contract. The Court now addresses the alleged 5 inconsistency between the jury’s determination of the integration of the Warranty and the 6 award of $85,600. 7 In support of its argument, Defendant points to Plaintiffs’ Trial Exhibit 85. 8 Plaintiffs’ counsel went over this exhibit with Mr. Pigeon, which he testified to be “the full 9 payment for two engines.” (“First Tr. Trans.,” ECF No. 151, at 127.) The exhibit itself is 10 a series of checks followed by a document titled “Quotation.” (ECF No. 161-3.) At the 11 bottom of that page is handwritten: “This contract is for 2 engines, @ $17,560—$8,780 12 ea.” (Id. at 8.) Mr. Pigeon later notes this handwritten notation was incorrect, and the cost 13 of each engine was $17,560. (First Tr. Trans. 187.) 14 Plaintiffs called Juan Castro, a certified FAA Inspector. (“Second Tr. Trans.” ECF 15 No. 152, at 70.) Mr. Castro inspected the two engines. (Id. at 72.) He opined that Engine 16 #1 failed because “the valve was stuck on the valve guide” and the valves needed to be 17 removed with a hammer to drive them out of the cylinders. (Id. at 84–85.) He concluded, 18 “the diameter of the valve guide was too tight and caused the valve to seize or . . . to not 19 be able to go up and down.” (Id. at 86.) As to Engine #2, Mr. Castro opined this engine 20 failed because the valve was stuck in the open position and this caused a hole in the piston. 21 (Id. at 90–91.) 22 At closing, Defendant argued that simply because Mr. Castro testified that the 23 engines both had stuck valves, this does not prove this happened through any fault of 24 Defendant. (“Third Tr. Trans.,” ECF No. 153, at 93.) The jury disagreed and found that 25 “Defendant failed to provide a Lycoming engine re-manufactured to ‘new limits and 26 tolerances,’” for both engines. (Judgment 2, 3.) The Court finds this to be a reasonable 27 conclusion. The jury heard no evidence that the valves were stuck through the fault of 28 Plaintiffs. Thus, it was reasonable for them to conclude that Defendant failed to provide 7 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 satisfactory engines and thus breached its duty to Plaintiffs. 2 To prove their theory of damages caused as a result of the failed engines, Plaintiffs 3 called Jeffrey Porter. Mr. Porter is a certified public accountant practicing in the area of 4 forensic accounting. (Second Tr. Trans. 129.) Mr. Porter reviewed financial statements 5 for Plaintiff TWP Consultants, Inc., as well as bills, expenditures, and revenue from the 6 sales of planes. (Id. at 130.) He testified the damages related to lost income were $160,217. 7 (Id. at 132.) The expenses incurred by Plaintiffs due to Defendant’s engines was $83,084. 8 (Id. at 134.) This amount was composed of the expenditures, the cost of the engines, the 9 return of the core costs, and the cost of the fuel and oil the engines incurred. (Id. at 153.) 10 Mr. Porter further testified Plaintiffs sold the planes for $48,000, which should be 11 constituted as mitigation and deducted from the calculation of damages. (Id. at 134.) He 12 testified the value of Plaintiffs’ business was $213,000. (Id. at 132.) In sum, he calculated 13 total damages to be $408,301. (Id.) The jury ultimately awarded no special damages and 14 awarded $85,600 in general damages. Both Parties argue the verdict is inconsistent. 15 “[W]here inconsistent verdicts are alleged, the test is not whether there was 16 substantial evidence for the jury’s conclusion, but whether it is possible to reconcile the 17 verdicts.” Vaughan v. Ricketts, 950 F.2d 1464, 1471 (9th Cir. 1991). “‘[T]he jury verdict 18 must be upheld unless it is impossible to harmonize the answers under a fair reading,’ 19 though we will not save the general verdict if that would ‘require us to torture a fair 20 reading.’” White v. Ford Motor Co., 312 F.3d 998, 1005 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting L.A. Nut 21 House v. Holiday Hardware Corp., 825 F.2d 1351, 1354 (9th Cir. 1987)). 22 The Court finds the jury’s verdict is supported by the evidence. In calculating 23 damages, the jury likely started with the costs of the engines, or $35,120. The jury also 24 likely reviewed the Gold Seal Warranty in full. (See Exhibit 502.) The Gold Seal Warranty 25 first provides there are full and limited warranties on the engines. The full and limited 26 warranties “both include parts and labor.” The full warranty “covers 100% parts and 27 labor.” At trial, Defendant reviewed an e-mail from its sales representative, Mr. Eric 28 Barker, to Mr. Pigeon. Mr. Barker told Mr. Pigeon: “The warranty is this: 6 months 100% 8 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 parts and labor–no hour limit.” (Exhibit 80.) 2 The Court assumes the jury awarded damages for parts and labor, as Mr. Pigeon was Mr. Pigeon testified he “paid everything that [he] was asked to pay to 3 promised. 4 remanufacture” the two engines. (Second Tr. Trans. 64–65.) Plaintiff’s expert Mr. Porter 5 testified that the total expenses incurred due to engine installation was $83,084. However, 6 as noted by Defendant in closing argument, Mr. Porter added $1,000 for shipping costs, 7 and shipping costs are not permitted under the Gold Seal Warranty. (Third Tr. Trans. 102.) 8 The jury also was shown Exhibit 506, which is a “Customer Warranty Claim Form” and 9 invoiced repair costs of $2,016 for work done in January 2014. (See Exhibit 506.) Finally, 10 Mr. Pigeon testified he paid $1,500 to Defendant for work performed on one of the planes 11 when it was in Montrose, Colorado. (Second Tr. Trans. 63.) This totals $85,600.3 Given 12 that Mr. Pigeon testified he paid for the parts and labor, it is reasonable for the jury to 13 award these funds to Mr. Pigeon as reimbursement, as was promised in the Gold Seal 14 Warranty. This is not an award of special damages, which was prohibited by the Gold Seal 15 Warranty. 16 Defendant chose not to call an expert on damages, and the jury therefore had no 17 conflicting testimony to the amount of damages presented by Plaintiffs’ expert Mr. Porter. 18 The jury therefore did not issue an inconsistent verdict in determining the Gold Seal 19 Warranty was a part of the contract, and awarding $85,600 to compensate Plaintiff for the 20 breach of contract. The Court DENIES both Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s Motions to 21 Amend or Alter Judgment. 22 II. Judgment as a Matter of Law 23 A party may file a motion for judgment as a matter of law on the ground that the 24 jury’s answers to the verdict questions are inconsistent. See Pierce v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 25 823 F.2d 1366, 1369 (9th Cir. 1987). In considering jury answers to questions in a special 26 27 28 $83,084 (from Mr. Porter) – $1000 (for shipping) + $2,016 (for repair costs) + $1,500 (for repair costs in Montrose) = $85,600. 3 9 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 verdict, “it is the duty of the courts to attempt to harmonize the answers, if it is possible 2 under a fair reading of them. . . . We therefore must attempt to reconcile the jury’s findings, 3 by exegesis if necessary, . . . before we are free to disregard the jury’s special verdict and 4 remand the case for a new trial.” Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Co., 372 U.S. 108, 119 5 (1963); see also Atl. & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd., 369 U.S. 355, 364 6 (1962) (“Where there is a view of the case that makes the jury’s answers to special 7 interrogatories consistent, they must be resolved that way.”). 8 At trial, Defendant made a Rule 50(a) motion, but did not specify as to which causes 9 of action the motion was brought. (Second Tr. Trans. 187.) In discussing the motion with 10 the Court, Defendant indicated it intended “to move for directed verdict on products 11 liability and negligence . . . [and] misrepresentation.” (Id. at 181–82.) The Court then 12 clarified: “products liability, negligence and misrepresentation” to which Defendant 13 responded, “Yes. Then I would move to the Court that as a matter of the law the warranty 14 is part of the contract and that there are no [consequential] damages.” (Id. at 182.) The 15 Court deferred ruling on Defendant’s Motion. Defendant never made Rule 50(a) motion 16 regarding the breach of contract cause of action. In ruling on a Rule 50(b) motion based 17 on grounds not previously asserted in a Rule 50(a) motion, the court is “limited to 18 reviewing the jury’s verdict for plain error, and should reverse only if such plain error 19 would result in a manifest miscarriage of justice.” Janes, 279 F.3d at 888 (internal 20 quotation marks and citation omitted). 21 determination of a breach of contract to be supported by evidence. The Court finds no 22 plain error or miscarriage of justice. The Court now considers Defendant’s Motion 23 regarding the other causes of action previously asserted in Defendant’s Rule 50(a) oral 24 motion. As noted above, the Court finds the jury’s 25 The jury found for Defendant on the causes of action of products liability, 26 negligence, and misrepresentation because it ultimately awarded no damages for these 27 causes of action. (See Judgment 4–14.) The Court finds the jury’s verdict to be consistent 28 and supported by evidence. The Court also finds the jury’s award of damages is reasonable, 10 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 as detailed above. The Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of 2 Law. 3 III. Motion for Pre-Judgment Interest 4 Plaintiffs argue they “are entitled to pre-judgment interest from the filing date of 5 August 4, 2014, through the date the jury’s verdict was entered, January 12, 2018, in the 6 amount $33,001.45.” (Pl. Interest MTN 2.) Plaintiffs cite Colorado Revised Statute § 5- 7 12-102 for their position that “interest shall be at a rate of eight percent per annum for all 8 moneys.” (Id.) Plaintiffs failed to include the entirety of the statute, which states: “Interest 9 shall be at the rate of eight percent per annum compounded annually for all moneys or the 10 value of all property after they are wrongfully withheld or after they become due to the 11 date of payment or to the date judgment is entered, whichever first occurs.” Colo. Rev. 12 Stat. Ann. § 5-12-102 (emphasis added). “[A] wrongful withholding only requires the 13 failure to pay or deliver money or property when there is an obligation to do so.” Peterman 14 v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 8 P.3d 549, 551 (Colo. Ct. App. 2000), overruled on 15 other grounds by USAA v. Parker, 200 P.3d 350 (Colo. 2009). Neither Party addresses this 16 requirement. However, the Court finds it need not address this issue due to the damages 17 limitation in the Gold Seal Warranty. 18 Under Colorado law, “[p]rejudgment interest is an element of damages.” Taylor 19 Morrison of Colo., Inc v. Terracon Consultants, Inc., 410 P.3d 767, 775 (Colo. Ct. App. 20 2017). In Taylor Morrison, the court determined that because the contract between the 21 parties limited the defendant’s liability for “any and all injuries, damages, claims, losses, 22 or expenses,” this limitation included prejudgment interest. Id. No prejudgment interest 23 was awarded. Similarly, here, the Gold Seal Warranty limits damages to the original 24 purchase price of the engine (and provided warranties, as detailed above). Because the jury 25 determined the Gold Seal Warranty was a part of the contract, this limits the recovery of 26 prejudgment interest. The Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion for Prejudgment Interest. 27 /// 28 /// 11 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC) 1 CONCLUSION 2 The Court DENIES all pending Motions: 3 (1) Plaintiffs’ Motion for Prejudgment Interest, (ECF No. 148-1); 4 (2) Defendant’s Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment, (ECF Nos. 150, 161); 5 (3) Plaintiffs’ Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment, (ECF Nos. 157, 165); 6 (4) Defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, (ECF No. 160). 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 8 Dated: June 7, 2018 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12 14-CV-1813 JLS (KSC)
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