Magistrate Judge Finds Disability Claimant Entitled To Reduced Fee Award

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - A New York federal magistrate judge on Feb. 28 recommended that a disability claimant be awarded attorney fees and costs of approximately $168,000, rather than more than $500,000 requested by the claimant, because the billing hours submitted by the claimant's attorneys appeared to be excessive (Janet Solnin v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Co., et. al., No. 08-2759, E.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33823).

Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News - March 12, 2018 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news