Building Service Local 47 Cleaning Contractors Pension Plan, (93-4133) v. Grandview Raceway, Northeast Ohio Harness, (93-3998/4054)

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• noting that a party must squarely present in the district court the argument that' is in front of the appellate court
• noting “vague references fail to clearly present the objection in the district court so as to preserve the issue for appellate review”
• noting that plaintiff submitted—in addition to other evidence—“billing invoices for [the] entire action,” in which “[e]ach entry [was] accompanied by a date, a description of the activity involved, the amount of time expended on such activity, and the total amount owed for that activity”
• “vague references” that “fail to clearly present” an argument are not enough to “preserve an issue for appellate review”
• “[V]ague references fail to clearly present [an] objection in the district court so as to preserve the issue for appellate review.”
• “[B]ased on the policy of the ERISA fee-shifting provision, the amount of the fee award may exceed the amount of money damages.”

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