Opinion ID: 523622
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: interest accruing since date of injury.

Text: 42 Appellant argues that the district court erred by awarding prejudgment interest on the entire judgment to run from the date of injury. Appellant contends that the different items which constitute the damage award did not all occur on the date of the accident. 4 Appellant argues that the prejudgment interest should be recalculated to reflect when different aspects of the damage award were incurred. 43 In Vance v. American Hawaii Cruises, Inc. 789 F.2d 790, 794-795 (9th Cir.1986) we specifically affirmed the propriety of prejudgment interest in personal injury cases tried under the district court's admiralty jurisdiction. 44 The decision to grant prejudgment interest rests within the discretion of the trial court. Therefore we review for an abuse of discretion. U.S. Dominator, Inc. v. Factory Ship Robert E. Resoff, 768 F.2d 1099, 1106 (9th Cir.1985); Columbia Brick Works, Inc. v. Royal Insurance Co. 768 F.2d 1066, 1068 (9th Cir.1985). 45 We do not believe that it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to order that all prejudgment interest calculations were to commence at the time of the injury. The district court is not obliged to tie every aspect of recovery to a different date when determining the date or dates from which interest will accrue. 46 AFFIRMED.