(DOWNLOAD) "Ford V. Uniroyal Pension Plan" by Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Ford V. Uniroyal Pension Plan
- Author : Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 04, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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We consider in this appeal whether the federal courts must incorporate state law as the federal rule of decision with respect to 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 are not issues primarily of state concern, and because application of Michigan law in this case would frustrate ERISA's remedial scheme, we hold that the district court was not required to look to state law. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's calculation of the prejudgment interest and attorney fees awarded in this matter.
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