( December 9, 2021, 1:28 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — Despite the fact that a disability insurer prevailed on the merits of a long-term disability (LTD) claim, a Washington federal judge on Dec. 3 denied the insurer’s motion for attorney fees after determining that the insurer failed to prove that the disability claimant acted in bad faith in filing suit and failed to prove that the disability claimant has the ability to pay an award for attorney fees....