Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Chiropractic Ass'n v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Ass'n
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 17, 2014No. 09 C 5619PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:
Plaintiffs Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association (PCA), Mark Barnard, D.C. (Bar*727nard), and Barry Wahner, D.C. (Wahner) have moved for an award of attorney’s fees and costs against defendant Independence Blue Cross1 (IBC) pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(1). For the reasons stated below, the Court grants plaintiffs’ motion for fees and costs but reduces the requested fee award and directs the parties to confer and quantify the reductions ordered.
Background
The Court assumes familiarity with the previous orders in this case. As an…
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