Long Term Disability Law BlogRecently, a federal lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Florida against CIGNA Life Insurance Company (CIGNA) by a Florida disability lawyer. The Plaintiff, Robert L., was an employee at L-3 Communications Corporation (L-3), which contracted with CIGNA to provide salary continuance disability insurance benefits to its employees. The Plaintiff was eligible and […]
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Suit Filed against UNUM Life Alleges Wrongful Denial of Disability Benefits
On August 17, 2001, John H. and his Texas disability attorney filed a lawsuit against UNUM Life Insurance Company of America in Federal Court in an effort to secure John H.’s disability benefits, both short term and long term, under the Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). While employed by ION Geophysical, John […]
Liberty Life Must Defend Its Denial of Benefits After Three Recent Lawsuits Filed
Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston was recently sued three times in the State of South Carolina after it denied long term disability benefits by three individuals. Let’s take a closer look at each case.
UNUM Sued in Four Separate Disability Benefits Lawsuits in Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and Massachusetts
Unum Life Insurance Company was recently sued in four separate lawsuits in four different states after denying disabled employees long term disability benefits. Lets take a closer look at each case:
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 […]
Chiropractor Sues Trustmark Insurance over Unpaid Disability Benefits
Martin C., a chiropractor, and his Maryland disability attorney filed a lawsuit against Trustmark Insurance Company and Continental Assurance Company on July 27, 2011 for breach of contract when the Trustmark failed to honor Curry’s disability insurance benefit entitlement after he was injured while performing his job.
The separation of mental health and physical health benefits
This whole separation of mental health and physical health benefits was changed in the Mental Health Parity Law. It did not reach as far as disability benefits, but I do not believe that it is right.
Doctor Sues Provident Life For Denial Of Long-Term Disability Benefits
An Alabama disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit against the Provident Life And Accident Insurance Company. The Plaintiff worked as a self-employed board-certified physician of internal medicine for over 30 years in Birmingham, Alabama. Plaintiff had previously purchased two long-term disability insurance policies from Provident. The Plaintiff filed a disability lawsuit to recover over […]
Prudential Insurance Company Sued Twice In California For Denying Disability Benefits
Two separate Plaintiffs have filed federal ERISA lawsuits in California against the Prudential Insurance Company of America for failing to pay disability benefits under ERISA regulations. In the cases that were filed with the help of their California disability attorneys, Prudential is alleged of wrongfully denying the claims of both Plaintiffs for long-term disability (LTD) […]
Frontier Communications Employee and her New York Disability Lawyer File ERISA Lawsuit Against Prudential after Denial of Disability Benefits
Keeley Bamforth and her New York disability lawyer recently filed a lawsuit against Frontier Communications Corporation and Prudential Insurance Company of America in New York Federal Court in an attempt to collect her rightfully deserved disability benefits. Bamforth and her New York disability lawyer filed the complaint under the Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act (ERISA) […]