Award Of Attorney Fees, Costs Not Warranted Based On Remand Of Claim, Judge Says

(March 6, 2024, 3:22 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — A disability claimant is not entitled to an award of attorney fees or costs based on the remand of the claimant’s short-term disability (STD) claim to the plan administrator because the remand order was a procedural ruling and does not constitute a success on the merits of the claim, an Oklahoma federal judge said in denying the claimant’s motion for an award of attorney fees and costs....