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• Tempur employee suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome sues Union Central Life for denial of disability benefits

  February 3, 2012 — A federal lawsuit was recently filed in the U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania against the Union Central Life Insurance Company (Union) by a Pennsylvania disability attorney. The Plaintiff, Janet G., worked as a Direct Sales... » Click to continue reading

• Wells Fargo disability claimants in Alabama and Florida file lawsuits against Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston for unpaid long term disability benefits

  January 31, 2012 — Wells Fargo disability claimants in Alabama and Florida file lawsuits against Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston for unpaid long term disability benefits Recently, two Wells Fargo employees were forced to file Federal Lawsuist against... » Click to continue reading

• Texas claimant takes Reliastar to task for denied disability benefits

  January 30, 2012 — Suffering from multiple medical conditions and unable to function in a daily job, a health care professional and her Texas disability lawyer filed a lawsuit against Reliastar Life Insurance Company to force the insurer to... » Click to continue reading

• Duke University Doctor sues UNUM Life Insurance Company for long term disability benefits

  January 26, 2012 — Dr. Karen M. and her North Carolina disability attorney filed a lawsuit against UNUM in the United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to acquire her long term disability benefits. The... » Click to continue reading

• California Consultant sues Northwestern Life Insurance Company for unpaid disability benefits

  January 25, 2012 — Northwestern Insurance beneficiary Todd W. and his California disability attorney‘s complaint against the insurer accuses Northwestern of breach of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing and Breach of Contract in response to its... » Click to continue reading

• At least five lawsuits were recently filed in Florida District Courts against Prudential for non-payment of disability benefits to deserving claimants

  January 24, 2012 — With at least five suits filed against them in July for denying disability benefits, Prudential Insurance Company of America has a lot of unhappy claimants in Florida. Darlene H. v. Prudential Insurance Company On July... » Click to continue reading

• Electrical assembly worker for Northrop Grumman files a complaint against UNUM for denial of long term disability benefits

  January 20, 2012 — Fifty-nine-year old, former Northrop Grumman Corporation employee Rita L. and her Utah disability lawyer filed suit against UNUM Life Insurance Company and her employer in Federal Court in Utah. Claiming that the UNUM Plan Administrator... » Click to continue reading

• CIGNA under fire in Minnesota Federal Court for termination of claimant’s disability benefits

  January 18, 2012 — Beverly S. and her Minnesota disability attorney filed a lawsuit against CIGNA in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in an effort to procure her entitled disability benefits. A former employee... » Click to continue reading

• Question writer for Jeopardy/Sony Pictures files suit against Prudential

  January 16, 2012 — A California disability attorney and his client filed suit against The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) in the United States District Court Central District of California on October 28, 2011 for unpaid long term... » Click to continue reading

• New Jersey claimant files suit against New York Life, Unum and Paul Revere for miscalculated disability benefits

  January 13, 2012 — William M. never suspected that should he need to make use of his disability insurance policy (which he had faithfully paid premiums on for years) that the promised disability benefits would be denied him when... » Click to continue reading

• New Jersey BankUnited employee files suit against Lincoln National

  January 12, 2012 — Robert B. and his New Jersey disability lawyer go to battle against The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company to retrieve Robert B.’s entitled disability benefits as promised in his employee disability benefits plan. Robert B.... » Click to continue reading

• Office Depot employee files suit against employer and Aetna for unpaid disability benefits

  January 10, 2012 — An Office Depot employee and her Georgia disability attorney filed suit against her employer and Aetna Life Insurance for unpaid disability benefits on November 3, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Northern... » Click to continue reading

• Dental surgeon sues Paul Revere Life Insurance Company for wrongful denial of long-term disability benefits

  December 30, 2011 — A California disability lawyer filed a federal lawsuit in Federal Court against The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (Paul Revere). The Plaintiff, Eric W., DDS, was employed as a dental surgeon and took out an... » Click to continue reading

• Bank of America, Boeing, and Cytec Industries employees file lawsuits against Aetna Life Insurance Company over disability benefits

  December 28, 2011 — Recently, three separate ERISA actions were filed against Aetna in Federal Court for wrongfully denying disability benefits to those covered under Aetna Long Term Disability Policies. Lets take a closer look at each of these... » Click to continue reading

• Northwestern Mutual sued by shareholder attorney for underpaying and denying long-term disability benefits

  December 27, 2011 — A Washington disability attorney filed a federal lawsuit in the District Court serving the Western District Court of Washington at Seattle against Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern). The Plaintiff, Scott D., worked as a... » Click to continue reading

• CIGNA has three new lawsuits to deal with for unpaid disability benefits

  December 22, 2011 — Three recent ERISA complaints were filed against CIGNA in Kentucky, New York and Texas for denying short-term and long-term disability benefits. In each of the cases, with the assistance of a disability attorney, the claimants... » Click to continue reading

• Employees of Wells Fargo, Heinz, and Otis Elevator sue Liberty Life for denial of ERISA benefits

  December 21, 2011 — Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty) was sued by three Plaintiffs in District Courts in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and California for failure to provide disability benefits as promised by ERISA. In all three cases that... » Click to continue reading

• Registered nurse at Temple University Hospital denied disability benefits, sues Cigna

  December 19, 2011 — A Pennsylvania disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit in District Court of Pennsylvania against Cigna. The Plaintiff, Jamy V., was employed as a registered nurse for Temple University Health Systems (TUHS) through April 1, 2006.... » Click to continue reading

• Aetna Life Insurance Company sued by Bank of America and Huhtamaki employees for failing to provide ERISA benefits

  December 16, 2011 — Two Plaintiffs filed cases against Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) in the Maine and California District Courts due to the failure to provide disability benefits provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of... » Click to continue reading

• Disabled attorney forced to sue UNUM for her disability benefits

  December 14, 2011 — A 53-year-old disabled attorney and her New York disability attorney filed a Federal lawsuit against the insurer UNUM on July 15, 2011 for collection of her disability benefits. A Toxic Tort Trial and Litigation Attorney... » Click to continue reading