Discussing the Steigerwald Class Action
The Steigerwald Class Action caused SSA to recalculate back benefit payments to over 130K disabled beneficiaries and uncovered that SSA owed 70K of them over $100 million in back payments. This session will discuss the problem that the case corrected and how representatives can know their clients are being paid correctly), how the case came into being, and the highlights of the litigation on the merits and as to the applicability of 406b fees