Legal Opinion
Joan Lawrence v. Carl L. Westerhaus, Edward A. Shepard and Bobby Hanna
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1984No. 84-2003PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Per curiam
Joan Lawrence brought an action for declaratory judgment against the Board of Administrators of the Lincoln St. Louis Pension Plan For Certain Hourly Employees contending that the administrators had wrongfully denied her request for disability benefits under the Plan. In a bench trial, the district court declined to award benefits, but remanded the case to the fiduciary to consider additional evidence. Lawrence thereafter moved for an award of attorneys’ fees under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g) (1982) which authorizes a court, in its discretion, to award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to either…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Iron Workers Local 272 v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Fase v. Seafarers Welfare And Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
3Cited by139 opinions
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