9th Circuit Denies Bids For Attorney Fees, Reassignment On Remand In ERISA Row

Mealey's (July 9, 2024, 2:16 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a July 8 order without explanation, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel that partly overturned dismissal of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act case over benefit statements denied pension plan participants’ opposed motions to reassign the case on remand and for $179,925 in attorney fees for the appeal....