Legal Opinion
Trustees of the Construction Industry v. Redland Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2006No. 04-16380PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs/Appellants. (“the Joint Trustees”) prevailed in an action to collect delinquent benefit contributions owed to trusts established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). The Joint Trustees then sought an award of “reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of the action” under ERISA pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(2)(D). The district court granted some of the requested fees, but it refused to allow any recovery for work performed by, non-attorneys such as law clerks and paralegals. It also refused to allow any recovery for expenses…
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