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Articles Posted in Aetna Disability Claim
California Federal Judge Finds Aetna Wrongly Denied Claimant’s Long-term Disability Benefits But Properly Denied Their Waiver of Life Insurance Premium
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently ruled that a claimant, diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis and insured under Aetna long-term disability and life insurance policies, qualified for benefits under the long-term disability insurance policy but did not qualify for waiver of premium benefits under the life insurance policy.
Weston Engineering Employee Sues AETNA Life Insurance Company for Denied Disability Benefits
Richard R. and his Illinois disability attorney filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Illinois on December 9, 2010 against his employer and AETNA Life Insurance Company for long term disability benefits. A Weston Engineering Inc. employee since July 6, 2009, Richard R., a headache sufferer since he was a teenager, complained to his family […]
56-Year-Old Disabled Employee of Dollar Financial Group Sues AETNA for Denial of Disability Benefits
Carmen R. and her Florida disability lawyer take AETNA to task in a suit filed on December 19, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Fort Lauderdale Division. Claiming AETNA violated ERISA and other employment laws, Carmen and her lawyer accuse the insurer of wrongfully denying Carmen her entitled […]
Another Bank of America Employee Sues AETNA for Denial of Disability Benefits
In this AETNA claim denial, yet another Bank of America Employee was forced to file a lawsuit against the insurance giant for failing to pay disability benefits.
Bank of America Mortgage Loan Coordinator Sues Aetna For The Failure To Pay Short-Term And Long-Term Disability Benefits
A Michigan disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit in the district court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division against Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna). The Plaintiff, Bethany S., worked as a mortgage loan coordinator for Bank of America, thereby making her eligible for an employee welfare benefit plan that was insured and […]
Accenture Employee Forced to File Suit After Aetna Offsets her Workers’ Comp Benefits
An Illinois disability attorney and his client, Joan W. filed a lawsuit against Aetna Life Insurance Company on October 27, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division for the insurer’s unlawful actions in regards to the claimant employee’s disability benefits calculations. Joan W., a 49-year-old Illinois woman, […]
Ernst & Young Employee Sues Aetna Life Insurance Company For Wrongful Denial Of Long-Term Disability Benefits
A Missouri disability lawyer filed a federal lawsuit in the District Court in Missouri against the Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna). The Plaintiff, Rosamaria P., worked at Ernst & Young, U.S. LLP (Ernst & Young). This employment allowed Plaintiff to be covered under Ernst & Young’s long-term disability plan, which was administered by Aetna. In […]
FedEx Employee Files a Lawsuit Against Aetna for Refusing to Pay Continued Disability Benefits
On August 8, 2011 a FedEx employee and his Tennessee disability attorney filed a lawsuit against FedEx and Aetna, Inc. in the United States Federal Court for the insurer’s “wrongful refusal to pay Long-Term Disability benefits due.” As an employee benefits insurance plan, the Aetna plan is considered a welfare benefit plan, meaning that the […]
North Carolina Judge Agrees with AETNA Life Insurance Company’s Denial of Disability Benefits
Tina Worsley, Executrix of the Estate of Mark Worsley had her case against AETNA Life Insurance Company and Duke Energy Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan decided by the United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division on January 25, 2011. Claiming that the termination of Mark Worsley’s disability benefits was an abuse of […]