Mealey's (October 17, 2019, 10:03 AM EDT) -- PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Claims for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) brought by individuals whose requests for Social Security disability benefits were initially obtained through an attorney’s fraudulent scheme with doctors and an administrative law judge (ALJ) were denied Oct. 15 by a federal judge in Kentucky, who found that while they were prevailing parties, the SSA had substantial justification for seeking redeterminations of their benefits requests (Timothy L. Howard v. Andrew Saul, No. 16-051-DCR, E.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177923)....