Can a plaintiff be denied pre-judgment interest for a period of three years?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from 321665 Alberta Ltd. v. ExxonMobil Canada Ltd., 2012 ABQB 76 (CanLII):
In Chapell v. Canadian Pacific Railway 2011 ABQB 74, Erb J. awarded a successful plaintiff pre-judgment interest but at para. 39 concluded that the plaintiff should be denied pre-judgment interest for a period of three years which were described as dormant years in the action for which no explanation or justification was offered.
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