District Court Retained Jurisdiction In Disability Benefits Suit, Panel Says

Mealey's (November 3, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A district court erred in determining that it did not have jurisdiction to hear a disability claimant’s motion for attorney fees and motion to reopen her case because the court retained jurisdiction over the suit even though the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals previously remanded the claims to the plan administrator, the Sixth Circuit said Nov. 2 in vacating the lower court’s ruling....