2nd Circuit: Court Must Reconsider Attorney Fees In Mental Health Benefits Suit

Mealey's (July 10, 2018, 10:14 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel, in the second appeal in a case over the denial of psychiatric treatment by a health plan fund, upheld a trial court’s ruling on a benefits claim but vacated an order denying the plaintiff attorney fees and remanded for further consideration in light of a change in the relevant legal standard and a partial settlement (Wendy A. Tedesco v. I.B.E.W. Local 1249 Insurance Fund, et al., No. 17-3404, 2nd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 18370)....