Excerpt: In Pannebecker v. Liberty Life Assur. Co. of Boston, Case No. 06-16654 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2008), the Ninth Circuit remanded an ERISA case after determining that the appellant did establish rights to benefits for a period of time. Because this demonstrated that appellant achieved some success, remand was required for the district court to consider whether attorney's fees were awardable to appellant.  MORE >>