United States Eleventh Circuit

In an ERISA action where Plaintiff chose to stay the case for voluntary claim reassessment with Defendant-Insurer, the District Court's attorney's fee award to Plaintiff is affirmed, where ERISA does not authorize a fee award for work done in a claim reassessment process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2009
• Published 03/30/2009

Judges

• COX, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and COX, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Irving Isaac Lesnick, Harnett & Lesnick P.A., Boca Raton, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kristina B. Pett, Pett, Furman & Jacobson, PL, Boca Raton, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.