Court Awards Over $230,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Case Against First Unum
Court Awards Over $230,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Case Against First Unum
On August 27, 2025, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in Macalou v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, No. 22-CV-10439 (PKC), 2025 WL 2463624 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 27,…
ERISA Settlement Enforced, Fees Awarded—Even After the Client Tried to Back Out
When life insurance proceeds are on the line, it’s tempting to rethink a settlement after feeling burned—but courts don’t cater to second thoughts. In Bennett v. The Prudential Insurance Co.…
Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Post-Remand Attorney’s Fees in ERISA Dispute Over Health Plan Benefits
In Canter v. Alkermes Blue Care Elect Preferred Provider Plan, No. 24-3926, 2025 WL 2058997 (6th Cir. July 23, 2025), the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s refusal to award…
District Court Awards Attorney’s Fees to ERISA Plaintiff, Highlighting Insurer’s Procedural Errors in Benefit Denial as Factor in Award
In Mullins v. The Consol Energy, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan, No. 2:20-CV-1883, 2025 WL 712931 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 5, 2025), Pennsylvania Western District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan granted Plaintiff’s…
District Court Orders Unum to Pay $900/hour in Attorneys’ Fees to Prevailing Plaintiff in ERISA-governed Long-Term Disability Dispute
In Downes v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 23-CV-01643-RS, 2024 WL 4876940 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 22, 2024), following the Court’s prior order holding Unum accountable for payment of…
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Attorneys’ Fee to Successful Plaintiff in ERISA Suit Due to Attorneys’ Failure to Itemize Time
In Messing v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 23-1824, 2024 WL 3950239 (6th Cir. Aug. 27, 2024), the Sixth Circuit considered the Plaintiff’s challenge to the district court’s…
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