Supreme Court Seeks Plan Response In Dispute Over Denied Fee Award

Mealey's (March 20, 2020, 11:09 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a docket entry on March 16, the U.S. Supreme Court requested that a group health plan weigh in on a November decision by the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that denied attorney fees sought by a plan participant who, in a prior appeal, achieved a procedural win before the appeals court (Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., No. 19-980, U.S. Sup.)....