LANGLAIS et al v. PENNMONT BENEFIT SERVICES, INC. et al

Filing 32

ORDER THAT PETITIONERS' MOTION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD IS GRANTED IN PART & DENIED IN PART, ETC. JUDGMENT IS HEREBY ENTERED IN THE MCLAIN FAMILY'S FAVOR, & AGAINST RESPONDENT PENNMONT BENEFIT SERVICES, INC. WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPUS O F THE TRUST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,800,000 PURSUANT TO THE ARBITRATION AWARD. THE MCLAIN FAMILY MAY FILE A MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES PURSUANT TO THE ARBITRATION AWARD ON OR BEFORE 8/10/2012, ETC. SIGNED BY HONORABLE MARY A. MCLAUGHLIN ON 7/10/12. 7/11/12 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(kw, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELISSA LANGLAIS, et al. v. PENNMONT BENEFIT SERVICES, INC., et al. : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-5275 ORDER AND NOW, this 10th day of July, 2012, upon consideration of the petitioners’ Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award (Docket No. 10), the respondents’ opposition thereto (Docket No. 22), the petitioners’ reply in support (Docket No. 23), the respondents’ sur-reply (Docket No. 27), the petitioners’ supplemental brief pursuant to the Court’s order (Docket No. 28), and the respondents’ opposition thereto, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, for the reasons stated in a memorandum of law bearing today’s date, that the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: 1. The motion is GRANTED and the arbitration award that was issued on September 21, 2011 in Langlais et al. v. PennMont Benefit Services, Inc. et al., AAA No. 14 620 01786 10, is CONFIRMED as against PennMont Benefit Services, Inc. Judgment is hereby entered in the McLain Family’s favor, and against respondent PennMont Benefit Services, Inc. with respect to the corpus of the trust, in the amount of $3,800,000 pursuant to the arbitration award. The McLain Family may file a motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to the arbitration award on or before August 10, 2012. 2. The motion is DENIED in all other respects. BY THE COURT: /s/ Mary A. McLaughlin MARY A. McLAUGHLIN, J. 2

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