Mealey's (August 18, 2020, 2:27 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 17 affirmed a district court's ruling that attorney fees incurred during an administrative appeal are not recoverable under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Juan Castillo v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 19-56093, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 25985)....