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Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.

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Hardt v. Reliance Standard: ERISA Claimants Can Get Attorney Fees Even If They Don’t Win a Judgment
In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has resolved a split among Circuit courts and has held that an ERISA claimant need not be the “prevailing party” in a lawsuit to receive an award of attorneys fees under 29 U.S.C. section 1132(g)(1). In Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance…
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09/2/2010