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KERKHOF v. MCI WORLDCOM, INC.

No. Civ. 99-118-P-H.

204 F.Supp.2d 74 (2002)

Janny KERKHOF, Plaintiff, v. MCI WORLDCOM, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

June 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Brooks, Verrill & Dana, Portland, ME, for Janny Kerkhof, plaintiff.

Margaret C. Lepage, James R. Erwin, Ella L. Brown, Pierce, Atwood, Portland, ME, for MCI WorldCom, Inc., defendant.

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

Under the American rule, litigants generally pay their own attorney fees, win, lose or draw, unless a statute provides otherwise. Gay Officers Action League v. Puerto Rico, 247 F.3d 288, 293 (1st Cir. 2001). For ERISA lawsuits, there is a statute; it provides that "the court in its discretion may...

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