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• 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

• Five disability lawsuits recently filed against UNUM in Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri, and Michigan

  December 12, 2011 — Five ERISA disability lawsuits have been recently filed against the UNUM Life Insurance Company of America for the wrongful denial of disability benefits. In each of the cases, a disability attorney from Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri... » Click to continue reading

• Liberty Life faces disability benefit lawsuits in Florida and Maryland for denying disability benefits

  December 9, 2011 — Four individuals, include two Comcast employees, with the help of their disability attorneys have filed Federal Lawsuits against Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston for failing to pay long term disability benefits. Let’s take a... » Click to continue reading

• CIGNA/LINA sued by Lockheed Martin employee for unpaid disability benefits

  December 8, 2011 — A lawsuit was filed August 1, 2011 in the Federal Court of New Jersey against CIGNA by a hardware analyst and her New Jersey disability attorney in an effort to procure the employee’s disability benefits.... » Click to continue reading

• Radio personality files lawsuit against UNUM to recover disability benefits

  December 7, 2011 — A Radio Station employee and her Montana disability lawyer filed a lawsuit against UNUM Group in Montana Federal Court alleging that the insurer violated the Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) when it... » Click to continue reading

• Liberty Mutual must consider disability appeal submitted 2.5 years after denial

  December 6, 2011 — A Massachusetts Federal District Court recently entered a very favorable opinion for disability insurance claimants. This case against Liberty Mutual is very fact specific so it does not abolish the 180 day ERISA regulation requirement... » Click to continue reading

• CIGNA denies disability claim and gets sued by neurologist

  December 1, 2011 — A complaint recently filed in Pennsylvania Federal Court by a Pennsylvania disability attorney against CIGNA and Life Insurance Company of North America petitions the Court to provide denied long term disability benefits. The Claimant also... » Click to continue reading

• Microsoft employee denied disability benefits by Prudential

  November 29, 2011 — A Microsoft account representative and her California disability lawyer filed suit against Prudential Insurance and Tanaka’s employer under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) on August 1, 2011 in an effort to... » Click to continue reading

• Five lawsuits recently filed in Florida Courts against Prudential for non-payment of disability benefits to deserving claimants

  November 28, 2011 — With at least five suits filed against them in July, Prudential Insurance Company of America has a lot of unhappy claimants in Florida. Florida Disability Attorneys recently filed Five Lawsuits against Prudential for the denial... » Click to continue reading

• General surgeon files lawsuit against Provident Life and UNUM for disability benefits award

  November 25, 2011 — Having failed to uphold its obligation to provide disability benefits to one Provident Life and Accident/UNUM policyholder, the insurer now finds itself in litigation to solve the matter. A General Surgeon and his Florida disability... » Click to continue reading

• Two Yellow Book employees sue Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston for failing to pay ERISA disability benefits

  November 24, 2011 — Two different lawsuits were recently filed in California and Alabama Federal Court under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against the Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston. In both cases, it is alleged that... » Click to continue reading

• Microsoft employee forced to sue Prudential for denial of ERISA disability benefits

  November 22, 2011 — Forced to hire a Washington disability lawyer to represent him in United States District Court to file an ERISA lawsuit against Prudential Insurance, a Software Design Test Engineer and his attorney allege that the insurer... » Click to continue reading

• Wyeth Pharmaceutical/Pfizer Senior Attorney suffering from disability sues Ohio National Life Insurance Company for denial of disability benefits

  November 18, 2011 — A Pennsylvania disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit against The Ohio National Life Insurance Company. The Plaintiff worked as a Senior Attorney in the Wyeth Pharmaceutical (now Pfizer) Global Business Development Legal Group. Plaintiff... » Click to continue reading

• Panasonic and Microsoft employees sue Prudential in Tennessee and Indiana for denying their disability claims

  November 16, 2011 — Two Plaintiffs filed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuits against the Prudential Insurance Company of America in Tennessee and Indiana Federal Court. In both cases it is alleged that Prudential wrongfully denied the claims... » Click to continue reading

• Employees of Boeing and Bank of America sue Aetna for denying disability benefits under ERISA regulations

  November 14, 2011 — Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) was recently sued three times in the Federal District Court of South Carolina by three separate Plaintiffs for short-term and/or long-term disability benefits violations under the Employee Retirement Income Security... » Click to continue reading

• Disabled Georgia man sues Boston Mutual for denial of disability benefits

  November 11, 2011 — A Georgia disability attorney recently filed a federal ERISA disability lawsuit against Boston Mutual Insurance Company of America and Disability Reinsurance Management Services (DRMS) to recover long-term disability benefits that were wrongfully withheld. The plaintiff... » Click to continue reading

• After being denied disability benefits, Rabbi suffering from bipolar disorder sues CIGNA

  November 10, 2011 — An Indiana disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit against the Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York (Cigna). The Plaintiff, by virtue of her employment, was covered by a monthly disability benefit plan with... » Click to continue reading

• Jury orders Unum Provident to pay lifetime long term disability insurance benefits to physician

  November 9, 2011 — Dr. G, has been battling Provident Accident and Life Insurance Company (acquired by Unum) since his long term disability insurance benefits were denied in 1999. After two jury trials, multiple motions for summary judgment, and... » Click to continue reading

• Prudential denies disability benefits to KPMG employee suffering from “sick sinus” syndrome

  November 7, 2011 — An Oregon disability attorney was forced to file a federal ERISA lawsuit against The Prudential Insurance Company of America after his client was wrongfully denied continued long-term disability benefits. The Facts of the Case Against... » Click to continue reading