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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Sept. 2, 2022

Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund v…

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Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund v. Abax Incorporated

Docket
1:22-cv-00468
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
ArbitrationContractFee Petition
In one sentence

In Carpenters Funds v. Abax Incorporated, the court confirmed an arbitration award and awarded attorneys’ fees and costs.

Who this affects

The petitioners and Abax Incorporated. The judgment confirms the arbitration award and awards attorneys’ fees and costs, with post-judgment interest accruing at the statutory rate.

What happened

The petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award against Abax Incorporated. The judgment states that an earlier court order found no material factual dispute preventing confirmation.

The court confirmed the $15,113.15 award, including $1,174.01 in interest at 5.25% per year through the judgment date. It also awarded $1,317.00 in attorneys’ fees and costs, and stated that post-judgment interest would accrue at the statutory rate.

The court entered judgment on September 2, 2022, and closed the case. The opinion does not identify the judge; the judgment was signed by Clerk of Court Ruby J. Krajick.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund v… · No. 1:22-cv-00468
Date
Sept. 2, 2022

Background

The petitioners sought confirmation of an arbitration award against Abax Incorporated. The judgment refers to the court’s August 30, 2022 Order, which found that there was no material issue of fact preventing confirmation of the arbitrator’s award.

Ruling

The court confirmed the arbitration award in all respects. The award was $15,113.15, plus 5.25% annual interest from the date of the award through the date of judgment, calculated as $1,174.01. The court also found reasonable the requested $1,240.00 in attorneys’ fees and $77.00 in costs, and awarded those amounts together as $1,317.00.

Post-judgment interest will accrue at the statutory rate under 28 U.S.C. § 1961. The court entered judgment under Rule 58(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and closed the case.

The authoritative version

Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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