Legal Opinion
O'FARRELL v. Twin Bros. Meats, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 1995No. 94-4722PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOYNER, District Judge.
Presently before this Court is the Plaintiffs’ motion for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(2)(D) (1993 & Supp.1995). Defendant concedes that an award of fees is mandatory, but argues that Plaintiffs’ fee statement includes costs that are excessive and unexplained, and that the request is therefore unreasonable. Consequently, the sole issue before this Court is what constitutes a “reasonable” award.
Plaintiffs originally brought this action under 29 U.S.C. § 1145 (1993 & Supp.1995), Section 515 of the Employee Retirement Income Security…
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