9th Circuit Affirms Denial Of Reimbursement For Expert Fees In ERISA Class Action

Mealey's (January 9, 2020, 11:59 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 6 affirmed a district court’s denial of class counsel’s request for reimbursement of $964,212 in expert witness fees after determining that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the request because the plaintiffs only prevailed one of their 10 claims (Glenn Tibble, et al. v. Edison International, et al., No. 18-55974, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 346)....