Legal Opinion
Isaac FORD, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNIROYAL PENSION PLAN, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1998No. 94-2080PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
We consider in this appeal whether the federal courts must incorporate state law as the federal rule of decision with respect tq the calculation of prejudgment interest and attorney fees awarded to prevailing plaintiffs in a civil enforcement-action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132. The plaintiffs argue that the district court erred when it rejected their request that the court calculate prejudgment interest and reasonable attorney fees in accordance with Michigan law. Because prejudgment interest and attorney fee awards…
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