Appellants Ask 9th Circuit To Make Government Pay Their Defense For ESOP Suit

Mealey's (July 22, 2022, 12:41 PM EDT) -- HONOLULU — Citing the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), the parties that the trial court ruled prevailed in a lawsuit over the valuation of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) argue in a July 20 appellant brief before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that they should not have to bear their defense costs because it was not reasonable for the federal government to file the suit....