Legal Opinion
Fase v. Seafarers Welfare & Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 22, 1978No. 326, Docket 78-7368PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York denying a motion by plaintiff’s attorney for the award of counsel fees for his successful prosecution of an action for disability pension benefits by plaintiff Fase against defendant Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan (SWPP). Fase claimed that a provision of the Plan which required an applicant for a disability benefit who was covered by the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act to apply for the *114disability benefits provided by such acts and await the determination of…
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- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Morris Obin v. District No. 9 of the International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Harold Miles v. The New York State Teamsters Conference Pension And Retirement Fund Employee Pension Benefit PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Richard H. White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Holley v. LavineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Algie v. RCA Global Communications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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