NJ Court finds that a plan administrator may rely on the opinions of doctors who have reviewed a patient’s medical records, but who have not physically examined the patient. We often get asked whether long term disability insurers can rely upon the opinions of doctors’ who do a paper-only review…
ERISA plan administrator penalized for failing to provide plan documents. A common question we get asked by claimants is whether you have a right to see your employer-sponsored disability policy. Claimants or prospective claimants often have trouble obtaining a copy of the disability policy or a Summary Plan Description (“SPD”)…
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United Health Group employee suffering with Fibromyalgia is denied short term disability benefits and loses her battle with Sedgwick Claims in a Virginia court. In the case of Day v. United Health Group, Inc. Short Term Disability Plan, the plaintiff sought disability benefits against the defendant, a self-funded plan that…
Unum Claimant receives over $103,000 in SSDI payments and Unum files lawsuit seeking repayment of disability benefits. Court Order Claimant to Pay Unum $103,963.30. A Michigan Federal court recently entered a court Order against a Unum disability claimant and former employee of Allegis Group Inc. The Unum claimant submitted a…
The Plaintiff, Anthony B., has filed a lawsuit against the Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance) for the wrongful termination of ERISA welfare benefits. This was done through his Alabama disability lawyer in the United States District Court of Alabama. In Anthony B. vs. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the…
A lawsuit was filed by the Plaintiff against the Standard Insurance Company (Standard) in the United States District Court for the wrongful denial of long term disability benefits as promised under the terms of a long term disability employee benefit plan that was sponsored by Plaintiff’s employer, CSC Covansys Corporation…
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) was recently served with two lawsuits by two different Plaintiffs for the wrongful denial of disability benefits. Sun Life Georgia Case The Plaintiff, Robin B., has filed this lawsuit against Sun Life because her long term disability benefit payments were wrongfully terminated…
Recently, three separate lawsuits were filed in California and Alabama against Unum Life Insurance Company of America for the improper termination or denial of long term disability benefits. For each of these individuals, the lawsuits, which were filed with the help of their respective disability lawyers, was their final hope…
In Jacqueline J. Vs Sun Life Insurance Company, the Plaintiff seeks reinstatement of short term disability benefit payments and payment of long term disability benefit payments that she is entitled to. This lawsuit, filed with the help of her Texas Disability Attorney, was filed in the United States District Court…