Gisbrecht v. Barnhart

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  1. Ninth Circuit Rejects Exclusive Use of Lodestar Approach in Calculating Fees in Denial of Disability Insurance Benefits Matters

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLPNovember 9, 2009

    In Crawford v. Astrue 2009 DJDAR 15681 (Ninth Circuit 2009), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a fee award made by the district court. The Ninth Circuit concluded that the lower court failed to follow the mandate of Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789 (2002). In Gisbrecht, the United States Supreme Court rejected the exclusive use of the lodestar approach in calculating fee awards in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) cases.