United States Eleventh Circuit

A district court may not consider a contingency fee enhancement arrangement when calculating a fee award under ERISA's attorney's fee provision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2001
• Published 04/20/2001

Judges

• BLACK, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and NESBITT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Burns, Philadelphia, PA, Tracy C. O'Connell, Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Bart, LLP, Savannah, GA, for Defendant-Appellant., James F. Shehane, IV, Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Nash, P.C., Ralph R. Lorberbaum, Zipperer & Lorberbaum, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.