Eighth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Undisclosed Damages Auditor and Summary Judgment for Employer in ERISA Delinquent-Contribution Suit
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Fifth Circuit Holds ERISA Fee Awards Require Actual Merits Relief, Not “Moral Victories”
In Cloud v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Ret. Plan, No. 25-10337, ---F. 4th----, 2025 WL 3673303 (5th Cir. Dec. 18, 2025), the Fifth Circuit reversed an award of more…
Court Rejects Attorney Fee Claim in ERISA Short-Term Disability Case After Post-Litigation Payment
At Roberts Disability Law, we closely track how courts apply ERISA’s fee-shifting standards, particularly in cases where claimants seek attorney’s fees after a plan voluntarily pays benefits. In recent months,…
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