Legal Opinion
Peter Foltice v. Guardsman Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1996No. 94-2375PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J., joined by Siler, J.,
WISEMAN, D.J. (pp. 939-43), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
DAVID A NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a denial of attorney fees in an ERISA case that arises out of a disputed claim for pension benefits. On the facts presented, as we read the record, the denial of attorney fees reflects no abuse of discretion or other reversible error; we shall therefore affirm the district court’s decision.
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Plaintiff Peter Foltice, an employee of defendant Guardsman Products, Inc., suffered a severe knee injury at work early in 1976. Permanently disabled by the accident, Mr. Foltice has…
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