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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: ROUNDUP PRODUCTS 

LIABILITY LITIGATION

MDL No. 2741

Case No. 16-md-02741-VC

This document relates to: 

Hardeman v. Monsanto, 3:16-cv-00525-VC PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 163:

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

ALTER JUDGMENT

Dkt. Nos. 3979, 4528

Hardeman’s motion to alter the judgment to clarify prejudgment interest is granted. Because 

Hardeman’s medical expenses were “capable of being made certain” at the time he filed his 

complaint, he is entitled to prejudgment interest on his award of past economic damages. Cal. Civ. 

Code § 3287(a); see U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Lee Investments LLC, 641 F.3d 1126, 1140 

(9th Cir. 2011) (noting that, once established, medical expenses “could be reasonably determined

thereafter with simple inquiries”).

Monsanto is ordered to pay interest on the $200,967.10 award of past economic damages at 

an annual rate of 7% from the date the case was filed, February 1, 2016, through the entry of 

judgment on May 3, 2019, resulting in total prejudgment interest of $45,748.92. See Westport Ins. 

Corp. v. Cal. Casualty Mgmt. Co., 916 F.3d 769, 781 (9th Cir. 2019) (explaining that “[s]tate law 

governs prejudgment interest in a diversity action,” and the “California Constitution generally 

affixes the rate of prejudgment interest at seven percent per annum”).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: July 17, 2019 ___________________________

Honorable Vince Chhabria

United States District Court

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