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· 5/10/1999

S.A. McElwaine an Unmarried Person, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Us West, Inc., a Foreign Corporation

Citations

  • 176 F.3d 1167
  • 23 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1882
  • 99 Daily Journal DAR 4375
  • 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3373
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 8763

How courts have described this case

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  • spelling out the five-factor test and stating that court should also apply the special circumstances rule
  • “A fee award would deter other [insurers] from forcing beneficiaries to undertake costly litigation to preserve their claims.”

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Judges: Bright, Fletcher, Per Curiam, Thompson

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