Legal Opinion
Ford v. New York Central Teamsters Pension Fund
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 15, 1980No. CIV-77-340PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELFVIN, District Judge.
The plaintiffs commenced this action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) § 502, 29 U.S.C. § 1132. Following a non-jury trial on the merits of the case, I entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs by my Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order dated January 29,1980 and entered January 31 (hereinafter “Findings of Fact”). Presently before me is plaintiffs’ motion for an award of attorney’s fees in an amount of $18,-730.00. 1
Section 1132(g) authorizes a court in its discretion to award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to either…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Eaves v. PennCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Keller v. Graphic Systems of Akron, Inc., Employees Profitsharing PlanDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1976
- Fase v. Seafarers Welfare And Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Virginia Armistead, Cross-Appellants v. Vernitron Corporation Aie--Division of Vernitron Group Insurance Plan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Arthur Chambless and Mildred H. Chambless v. Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Harold Miles v. The New York State Teamsters Conference Pension And Retirement Fund Employee Pension Benefit PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Hollenbeck v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1985
- Miles v. New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund Employee Pension Benefit PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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