Legal Opinion
Steven Spain v. Aetna Life Insurance Company Trans World Airlines Employees Benefits Plan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1993No. 92-55547PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Steven Spain (“Spain”) appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for attorneys’ fees in his suit against Aetna Life Insurance (“Aetna”), the administrator of his employee benefit plan. The district court denied Appellant’s motion for attorneys’ fees' on the grounds that attorneys’ fees could not be awarded against a plan administrator in an action for plan benefits. We reverse the judgment and remand for a determination of whether any award of fees is appropriate. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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