In Gorbacheva v. Abbott Laboratories Extended Disability Plan, et al., 29 U.S. App. LEXIS 36542 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2019), the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's award of attorneys' fees to an ERISA claimant as...more
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Calculation of Damages ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Disability Benefits ,
Disability Insurance ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Plan Administrators ,
Prevailing Party ,
Rejection of Settlement Offers ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Settlement Offer
SCOTUS Reviews "Blissful Ignorance" as Statute of Limitations Defense -
On December 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Intel Corp. Inv. Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, 139 S. Ct. 2692 (2019). The question...more
The Sixth Circuit has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to pay more than $750,000 in attorney’s fees and costs for pursuing a frivolous employment discrimination case....more
A San Francisco appeals court has rejected a law firm’s attempt to recover $3 million billed on a trust matter on the grounds that the work did not benefit the estate....more