New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO v. Chelsea Grand LLC, No. 1:2017cv04444 - Document 30 (S.D.N.Y. 2018)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER: re: 16 MOTION to Vacate Arbitration Award Dated September 29, 2017 filed by Chelsea Grand LLC, 21 MOTION to Confirm Arbitration Award of September 29, 2017 and Cross-Motion in Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Vacate filed by New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO. For the reasons stated above, Chelsea's motion to vacate the 2017 Award is DENIED, and the Union's motion to confirm the 2017 Award is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the motions at Dkt. 16 and 21. The Clerk is further directed to enter judgment in favor of the Union and against Chelsea in the amount of $15,464,419.96, to be paid in accordance with the 2017 Award: $4,402,000 to the Union, $4,014,72 6.16 to the Funds, and $7,047,693.80 to the employees, plus prejudgment interest of 9% per annum on each of these amounts from September 29, 2017 through the date of judgment. Because the complaint in this case relates to a different award issued by the IC, however, the Clerk is not directed to close the case at this time. SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on 9/06/2018) (ama) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.