Fees Reduced, Costs Denied In ERISA Disability Case That Settled

(October 6, 2023, 8:17 AM EDT) -- MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin reduced the attorney fees awarded to a disability claimant who sued to have her long-term disability benefits reinstated because the case settled before dispositive motions were filed and found that the issuer of the policy should not be responsible for increased costs resulting from the claimant’s “halting, piecemeal approach to recovering her attorney fees.”...