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Attorney Fee Awards under ERISA
GableGotwals Insurance Law Practice Sept. 23, 2011
An ERISA litigant now must only achieve 'some degree of success on the merits of a case' to be eligible for fees. The Court did not, however, elaborate on the scope of the new standard, and left open questions regarding just how much success in an ERISA matter is enough to sustain a fee claim: (1) Is a court order remanding a case to a plan administrator for further review enough success? (2) How does the standard apply if the claimant loses on remand? (3) What if a case settles prior to a decision?
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