Opinion ID: 217533
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Estoppel Waiver and Prejudgment Interests

Text: On cross-appeal, Meyer asserts that the District Court erred in failing to apply the theory of estoppel or waiver to the class members' claims for damages in its final judgment. Meyer also claims that the District Court failed to award prejudgment interest to the class members' claims. We need not reach these issues. They are moot given the District Court's decertification of the class because any determination by any court on the class members' behalf would fly in the face of decertification. Additionally, there are no damages to award. As noted, we will vacate the District Court's Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment requiring CUNA to apply the District Court's interpretation of Total Disability and engage in the District Court-ordered claims process because we find that the Court's retention of jurisdiction taken together with the scope of the injunction awarded overly broad relief to the former class members. Because of our disposition of that issue, we believe it would be premature to decide the issue of prejudgment interest at this time. See, e.g., Fernandez v. Levin, 519 Pa. 375, 548 A.2d 1191, 1193 (1988) (a plaintiff who succeeds on a contract claim is entitled to prejudgment interest). Accordingly, we will vacate the District Court's denial of prejudgment interest.