RCW 6.44.090
Prejudgment and judgment interest.
(1) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment or preaward interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or distribution proceeding, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, are matters of the substantive law governing the right to recovery under the conflict of laws rules of this state.
(2) The court or arbitrator shall increase or decrease the amount of prejudgment or preaward interest otherwise payable in a judgment or award in foreign money to the extent required by the law of this state governing a failure to make or accept an offer of settlement or offer of judgment, or conduct by a party or its attorney causing undue delay or expense.
(3) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim bears interest at the rate applicable to judgments of this state.
[ 1991 c 153 § 9.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 6 - Enforcement of Judgments
Chapter 6.44 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
6.44.030 - Variation by agreement.
6.44.040 - Determining money of the claim.
6.44.050 - Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims.
6.44.060 - Asserting and defending foreign-money claim.
6.44.070 - Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims—Times of money conversion—Form of judgment.
6.44.080 - Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding.
6.44.090 - Prejudgment and judgment interest.
6.44.100 - Enforcement of foreign judgments.
6.44.110 - Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes.
6.44.120 - Effect of currency revalorization.
6.44.130 - Supplementary general principles of law.
6.44.140 - Uniformity of application and construction.