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Fifth Circuit Holds ERISA Fee Awards Require Actual Merits Relief, Not 'Moral Victories'
Roberts Disability Law 
Dec. 19, 2025 "[T]he Fifth Circuit reversed an award of more than $1.8 million in attorneys' fees under ERISA Section 502(g)(1), holding that a claimant who ultimately obtained no substantive relief cannot recover fees based solely on favorable factual findings or judicial criticism of plan procedures." [Cloud v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Ret. Plan, No. 25-10337 (5th Cir. Dec. 18, 2025),] MORE >> |
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