NIELSEN v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

No. 95-4176.

95 F.3d 701 (1996)

Scott NIELSEN; Douglas McSherry; H.P. Anderson; Thomas Carter, parties immediately above individually and for and on behalf of the Social Health Services Employee Assistance Program for TWA Employees, Appellants, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Boyd and Jerry Kenter, Kansas City, MO, for appellants.

Matthew J. Verschelden and Scott C. Hecht, Kansas City, MO, for appellees.

Before BOWMAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Scott Nielsen, Douglas McSherry, Hal Anderson, and Thomas Carter (plaintiffs) appeal from the District Court's1 award of $20,000 in attorney fees to defendant Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA). We affirm.

Plaintiffs sued TWA in December 1993, alleging violations of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act2 (ERISA). After conducting a bench trial, the District Court ruled in favor of...

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