Legal Opinion
Ursic v. Bethlehem Mines
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 19, 1983No. Nos. 83-5155, 83-5242PublishedCited by 240 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we determine that the district court, 556 F.Supp. 571, properly chose to award an attorney’s fee to the prevailing plaintiff in an ERISA case. However, we conclude that, although counsel was effective and competent, the nature of the factual and legal issues litigated did not justify an amount beyond the fee “lodestar” described in our precedents reviewed in this opinion.
William Ursic brought suit under section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1140 (1976), to recover past and future pension benefits.…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- George S. Krasnov v. Brendan DinanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Hummell v. S. E. Rykoff & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Iron Workers Local 272 v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by240 opinions
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- In Re Busy Beaver Building Centers, Inc. Kirkpatrick & LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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