Updated October 21, 2026 Picture a breach of contract case in Manhattan Supreme Court that ends with a judgment in your favor after three years of litigation. The judge signs the judgment. Then your lawyer explains that the total is larger than the damages award, because prejudgment interest in New York breach of contract cases runs at 9% per year, calculated back to the day the contract was breached. That's not a bonus. That's the law. And many business owners in $1M–$10M di