Disability Claimant Awarded $312,000 For Attorney Fees In Benefits Calculation Dispute

(January 12, 2024, 8:19 AM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Following a disability claimant’s successful appeal on a breach of fiduciary duty claim and subsequent settlement with the disability insurer, a California federal judge entered final judgment in the suit and awarded the claimant more than $312,000 in attorney fees after applying a reduction to the number of hours billed by the claimant’s counsel....