Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Sevatec, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided July 1, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-0390-ATPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Amy Totenberg, United States District Judge
This matter, one of a series of actions brought by Dr. Griffin,1 is before the Court on Defendant Sevatec, Inc.’s (“Seva-tec”) Motion for Attorney’s Fees [Doc. 21]. On June 28, 2016, the Court held a hearing on this Motion.
I. ENTITLEMENT TO FEES
Defendant seeks attorney’s fees only under ERISA’s fee-shifting provision. Pursuant to that provision, a district court, “in its discretion may allow a reasonable attorney’s fee and costs of action to either *1316party,” 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(1) (2012), if that party achieved “some degree of success on the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Iron Workers Local 272 v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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