Edison International has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the wisdom of agreeing to hear Tibble v. Edison International, arguing it should be dismissed on the grounds the high court "improvidently granted" certification of the landmark 401(k) fee case. 

In papers filed just weeks before the court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case, Edison claims the case was certified last fall based on specious arguments presented to the Supreme Court by plaintiffs' attorneys. 

Specifically, Edison says the plaintiffs "starkly mischaracterize(d)" the record when they asked the Supreme Court to consider the case. 

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