Michael R. Monkelis v. Mobay Chemical

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• concluding that where the “evidence demonstrates that [plaintiffs] ERISA claim was time barred and substantively without merit,” the first factor weighs in favor of awarding attorney’s fees and costs
• filing action that is substantively without merit warrants an award of fees in defendant’s favor
• “pursuing an ERISA claim that ‘is clearly frivolous on the merits’ suffices to support a finding of culpability within the meaning of the first Ursic factor.”
• awarding ERISA defendant attorneys’ fees and recognizing that the benefit factor was “not relevant”
• finding of bad faith because non-prevailing party's claim time-barred and frivolous
• finding of bad faith because non-prevailing party’s claim time-barred and frivolous

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