PEER v. LIBERTY LIFE ASSUR. CO. OF BOSTON

No. 19-13974.

992 F.3d 1258 (2021)

Theresa E. PEER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Paul Martin Sullivan, Jr., Interested Party-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, Defendant-Appellee-Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 6, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Martin Sullivan, Jr. , Paul M. Sullivan Jr, LLC , Palm Beach Gardens, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul Martin Sullivan, Jr., Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Pro Se.

Lee W. Marcus , Marcus & Myers, PA, Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WILSON, LAGOA, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges.


To resolve this appeal, we must decide whether the Employment Retirement Income Security Act's fee-shifting provision, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(1), permits a court to award fees against a party's counsel. This issue is a question of first impression that has split the district courts within and without this circuit. Here...

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