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In our firm’s experience, administrators of ERISA plans (“insurers”) are quick to disregard subjective conditions when evaluating individual claims for long-term disability benefits. Although conditions like chronic pain, stress and fatigue can make it impossible for people to work a full-time job, insurers will regularly discount medical evidence that cannot…

Even when plaintiffs win ERISA disability lawsuits, their attorney’s fees can cut into their awards.  In some ERISA disability cases, however, plaintiffs can recover their attorney’s fees (and costs) under federal law. What do plaintiffs need to show in order to be awarded their attorney’s fees in an ERISA disability…