10th Circuit Standard for Award of ERISA Attorneys Fees
In order to obtain attorneys' fees in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g), a claim must have substantial merit or be one of great public importance. Te’O v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 2770 (10th Cir. Feb. 11, 2009).