Legal Opinion
Jones v. O'HIGGINS
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1990No. 87-CV-1002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
McCURN, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This is a motion by the defendant, Michael O’Higgins, to recover legal fees and costs which he incurred in the course of successfully defending against . claims brought by the plaintiff under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Defendant’s motion is based on 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(1) and Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
In the underlying action the plaintiff asserted that the defendant breached fiduciary obligations while managing the assets of plaintiff’s pension plan. The suit was…
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