New York Federal Judge Awards Disability Claimant Reduced Attorney Fees And Costs

Mealey's (February 8, 2017, 2:14 PM EST) -- NEW YORK —  A New York federal judge on Feb. 3 awarded a disability claimant more than $233,000 in attorney fees and more than $5,000 in costs but only after determining that a reduction of the hours charged by the claimant’s counsel is warranted (Dimitra Dimopoulou v. First Unum Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 13-7159, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15944)....