You already know that the final battleground in lawsuits seeking ERISA-governed long term disability (LTD) benefits is whether a prevailing plaintiff should be awarded prevailing party attorney fees.
Should plaintiffs always recover attorney fees when the ultimate decision to deny benefits “was a close call” …and both sides’ positions had merit? No. And this …
You already know that in ERISA cases the court has discretion to award reasonable attorney fees if the claimant shows “some degree of success on the merits” and this success is more than ‘trivial success on the merits’ or ‘purely procedural.’”
So, what happens when the Court remands the claim for further consideration by the …
Attorney fees in ERISA cases continue to be a challenge.
What happens when both sides can claim wins during a case?
What is a reasonable hourly rate for Plaintiff’s attorneys?
Here’s the case of Barboza v. California Association of Professional Firefighters, 2016 WL 3125996, (E.D. Ca. June 3, 2016).(This case involved years of litigation…
You already know that in ERISA cases a court may, in its discretion, award attorney fees if a party achieved “some degree of success on the merits.”
Is the mere filing of a lawsuit, before Plaintiff’s ERISA-governed disability benefit claim is granted, sufficient to win an award attorney fees? NO.
Here’s the case of…
You have seen this issue before: The court remands the ERISA-governed long term disability claim for further consideration by the claims administrator because the administrative record was insufficient for de novo review.
Is a court’s remand for further review of an ERISA-governed claim by the claims administrator a sufficient “degree of success on the…
