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· 3/29/1996

Lorena Agredano v. Mutual of Omaha Companies United of Omaha Life Insurance Company United Broadcasting Company

Citations

  • 75 F.3d 541

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding “costs of action” under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g) does not allow recovery of expert witness fees except “to the extent allowed by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920(3) and 1821(b)’”
  • finding costs recoverable under ERISA are limited to those found in Section 1920 and 28 U.S.C. § 1821
  • finding costs recoverable under ERISA are limited to those found in Section 1920 and 28 U.S.C. § 1821
  • \We therefore hold that[Employment Retirement Income Security Act 29 U.S.C. § 1132's] allowance for `costs of action' empowers courts to award only the types of `costs' allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 1920\
  • “We therefore hold that section 502(g)(1)’s allowance for ‘costs of action’ empowers courts to award only the types of ‘costs’ allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 1920, and only in the amounts allowed by section 1920 itself, by 28 U.S.C. § 1821 or by similar such provisions.”

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Judges: Brunetti, Kozinski, Hagen

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