Workers suing over disability and other benefits under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act may win attorney fees and costs if they achieve "some degree of success on the merits," a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. In Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., the justices rejected a tougher standard imposed by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on fee claimants under ERISA. The lower appellate court had ruled that a claimant must be a "prevailing party" before seeking a fee award.
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High Court Smooths Path to Plaintiff Fees in Disability Cases
The National Law Journal
May 25, 2010
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