Long Term Disability Law BlogJannette Neal filed a lawsuit against Hartford Life Group Insurance Company in the United States District Court of the Western District of Arkansas, challenging the insurer’s decision to deny her long-term disability benefits. As a result of a lack of medical support from her treating physicians, Ms. Neal’s denial of disability benefits by Hartford was […]
Washington Disability Attorney Obtains Court Ruling That Discretionary Clauses Are Unenforceable in Disability Insurance Policies
The issue in the case of Edward W. Murray v. Anderson Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc. et. al. revolved around the standard of review that the court must apply in reviewing a claim denial. Murray and his Washington disability attorney appealed their case after Murray was denied disability insurance benefits, claiming that the decision was made […]
Lockheed Martin Employee with Coccidioidomycosis Is Denied Disability Insurance Benefits By CIGNA
Christopher Arnold, with nowhere else to turn to receive his CIGNA long term disability insurance benefits, filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Denver Colorado on June 14, 2011. In his complaint, Arnold and his Colorado disability attorney petitioned the Court for the following relief: Recovery of Arnold’s long-term disability benefits due under his […]
Podiatric Surgeon Sues Provident Life and Paul Revere Life Insurance Company For Denial of Own Occupation Disability Insurance Benefits
Podiatric surgeon Seth J. Okun filed a lawsuit against two insurances companies, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company and The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company on May 25, 2011 in an effort to recoup his disability benefits from the two insurers after exhausting all other administrative appeals allowed to obtain his rightful disability benefits. Okun […]
CIGNA Group Insurance Faces Flurry of Lawsuits for Denial of Disability Insurance Benefits to Claimants in Maryland, Tennessee and Virginia
The main objective of having disability insurance is to act as a bulwark for unforeseen circumstances. However, even the best of intentions can be foiled when the disability insurance companies that you have a contract with doesn’t play fair, as can be seen by the magnitude of lawsuits filed against them. For example, the CIGNA […]
Disabled Sales Manager for Yellow Book USA filed ERISA Disability Lawsuit to compel Life Insurance Company of North America (Cigna) to pay disability benefits
An Illinois disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) at the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In Deborah Shepherd Vs. Life Insurance Company Of North America, A Cigna Company, the plaintiff Deborah Shepherd alleged that LINA acted with specific bias and contrary to the […]
Audit Associate For KPMG LLP Sues Prudential Insurance and KPMG For Disability Benefits and ERISA Statutory Damages
In Cheryl Lynn Alexander v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America et. al., Cheryl Alexander and her California disability lawyer have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of the Central District of California in an attempt to procure Alexander’s disability benefits, statutory damages, attorneys’ fees, interest, and costs. Filing her claim under […]
Disabled Associate Attorney For International Law Firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges Filed Lawsuit Against The First Unum Life Insurance Company For The Reinstatement Of Long Term Disability Benefits
The claim for disability benefits can be an extremely long and arduous process. The fact that one wins a judgment in a lawsuit against a disability insurance company for wrongful denial of disability benefits is no assurance that the fight for one’s legal right is at a conclusion. Disability Insurance Companies can still fight that […]
Unum Life Insurance Company Of America Sued By California Disability Attorney For Denying Long Term Disability Benefits To Disabled Employee Of St. Agnes Medical Center
Recently a lawsuit was filed at the District Court for the Central District of California by a former employee of St. Agnes Medical Center through a California disability attorney against the Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum) for breach of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In the case of Carolyn […]
Disabled Administrative Assistant for CBL & Associates Management Filed Lawsuit against the Unum Group Corporation for Refusal to Pay Disability Benefits
It can be very frustrating when you have a disability policy through your employer–or even on your own–and still have to engage in legal action in order to receive the payments that are rightfully yours. This is especially frustrating for those who find themselves unemployed because of the disability and relied on receiving the disability […]