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When Do ERISA Attorney-Fee Motions Run Out of Time? A Michigan Court Denies Fees on Timeliness and the King Factors

When Do ERISA Attorney-Fee Motions Run Out of Time? A Michigan Court Denies Fees on Timeliness and the King Factors

In McEachin v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 2:21-CV-12819, 2026 WL 2391210 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 17, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied…

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When ERISA Attorneys’ Fees Survive a “Grossly Disproportionate” Challenge: Court Awards Full Fees on Partial Success in Covered Earnings Dispute

In Rushing v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. CV 24-10088-JFW(RAOx), 2026 WL 2353337 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2026), District Judge John F. Walter granted an ERISA claimant’s motion…

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Undisclosed Damages Auditor and Summary Judgment for Employer in ERISA Delinquent-Contribution Suit

In Board of Trustees of the Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Pension Fund Trust v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co., No. 25-1497, 2026 WL 2016237 (8th Cir. July 13,…

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When “We Settled” Means Settled: Eastern District of Tennessee Enforces Mediated ERISA Settlement and Awards Unum Its Fees

In Williams v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:25-cv-61, 2026 WL 1412607 (E.D. Tenn. May 19, 2026), United States District Judge Curtis L. Collier granted Unum's motion to…

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W.D. Wisconsin Awards Six Figures in Attorney’s Fees Following Reinstatement of LTD Benefits for Internal Medicine Physician, Finding Hartford’s Termination Indefensible Under Its Own Policy

In Ryan v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 21-cv-592-wmc, 2026 WL 1146274 (W.D. Wis. Apr. 28, 2026), District Judge William M. Conley granted Plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees…

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Texas District Court Recommends Significant ERISA Fee Award, Approves Out-of-District Rates and Rejects Proportionality Arguments

In Dwyer v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., No. 1:17-cv-00439-RP (W.D. Tex. Jan. 21, 2026), on remand from the Fifth Circuit, a magistrate judge in the Western District of Texas issued a…

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