After broaching the issue in a nonprecedential opinion released last summer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit suggested during arguments Tuesday morning that it might soon answer definitively whether the catalyst theory for recovering attorney fees applies in ERISA cases.
The catalyst theory allows plaintiffs to collect fees when the pressure of legal action causes a defendant to voluntarily change its conduct.
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