Legal Opinion
Labarbera v. Clestra Hauserman Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 20, 2004No. Docket No. 03-7814PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Trustees and Fiduciaries of the Local 282 Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Job Training and Vacation, and Sick Leave Trust Funds, appeal the refusal by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Arthur D. Spatt, District Judge) to consider exercising its discretion under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g) to award them attorneys’ fees. The district court believed that it was without discretion to award attorneys’ fees under the statute. Plaintiffs-appellants had brought a successful action under the Employee Retirement Income…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Arthur Chambless and Mildred H. Chambless v. Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Mark Levy, Derivatively on Behalf of Immunogen Inc. v. Southbrook International Investments, Ltd. And Immunogen, Inc., Nominal-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Greenblatt v. Delta Plumbing & Heating Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Greenblatt v. Delta Plumbing & Heating Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Labarbera v. HUBBARD EQUIPMENT CORP.District Court, E.D. New York · 2003
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