Resolved Cases

We have created this section of our website to provide individuals with a better understanding of the types of disability cases our law firm has successfully resolved for some of our past clients.

To protect the privacy of our clients the names of our clients have not been disclosed. In addition to some of the resolved cases we have listed, we also have a past client reference list available upon request.

The facts of each client's disability claim are different and you should not create any unjustified expectations about your case based upon the past results we have achieved.

• CIGNA denies benefits after paying for 10 years, but Disability Attorney Stephen Jessup wins benefits for 60 year old client with fibromyalgia

  For ten years our client was receiving long term disability benefits from CIGNA under an ERISA governed Group Disability Policy (Jaycor) due to a litany of medical conditions, which included Adult Onset Still’s Disease, Chronic... » Click to continue reading

• Hartford reverses disability benefit denial after previously paying 62 year old sales rep for 6 years

  Our client, a 62 year old former pharmaceutical sales rep, had been receiving long term disability benefits with Hartford Insurance Company for nearly six years due to chronic back pain, which had resulted in six... » Click to continue reading

• Standard Insurance Company reverses disability insurance denial for a disabled lawyer

  Disability Insurance Lawyers Dell & Schaefer prevailed in an ERISA appeal filed on behalf of their client when The Standard Insurance Company wrongfully denied her long term disability benefits. The client was suffering multiple gastro-intestinal conditions, chronic... » Click to continue reading

• Disability lawyers win ERISA long term disability appeal against Hartford

  Disability Insurance Lawyers Dell & Schaefer prevailed in an ERISA appeal filed on behalf of their client when The Hartford Insurance Company wrongfully terminated her long-term disability benefits. The client was suffering from severe, progressive... » Click to continue reading

• $140,000 in long term disability insurance benefits is recovered for disabled teacher

  For over 40 years, Mrs. K had been employed as a middle school guidance counselor and teacher. In order to protect her income in the event of a disability, Mrs. K enrolled in her school... » Click to continue reading

• MetLife approves disability insurance benefits for OB/GYN suffering from multiple orthopedic conditions

  Our client was an OB/GYN with 18 years of experience who was suffering from Sensory motor and Peripheral Neuropathy; disc degeneration and herniations of the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine, with associated radiculopathy; osteoarthritis /... » Click to continue reading

• Federal Insurance Company and former postal worker reach confidential settlement regarding lump-sum disability policy

  Our client was a former United States postal worker who became disabled due to a back injury he sustained in an automobile accident in 2003. Several years before the accident, he purchased a disability insurance... » Click to continue reading

• Unum issues disability insurance benefits to currency trader suffering from depression and chronic fatigue

  Our client, a financial currency trader, purchased a long term disability policy from Unum more than 10 years before she was forced to file a claim. Our client was a successful currency trader with a... » Click to continue reading

• Berkshire and Liberty Mutual approve benefits to OB/GYN suffering from essential tremor

  Our client, an OB/GYN purchased long term disability insurance policies from Berkshire and Liberty Mutual in hopes that he would never need to file a disability claim. He began experiencing a slight tremor in his... » Click to continue reading

• Life Insurance Company of North America (CIGNA) lump sum settlement buyout offer obtained for former salesman

  Disability Insurance Attorney Gregory Dell was retained to help an industrial salesman negotiate a lump-sum buyout offer with Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), also knwon as CIGNA Group Insurance. Our client had been... » Click to continue reading

• $4.3 million in disability benefits for general surgeon following UNUM jury verdict

  Our client, a general surgeon with chronic back pain, will finally receive the long-term disability benefits that he has been denied since October 2004. The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois... » Click to continue reading

• Liberty Mutual reverses decision to terminate disability benefits

  Attorneys Dell & Schaefer win a long-term disability appeal on behalf of a psychologist whose disability benefits were denied by Liberty Mutual. Our client’s benefits were re-instated and she will now receive several hundred thousands... » Click to continue reading

• Disability carrier denies disability benefits to chiropractor after paying for 8 years, yet Attorneys Dell & Schaefer file lawsuit and obtain lump-sum buyout

  Dr. Z, a chiropractor, suffered an injury to both of his wrists while performing work in his backyard. As a result, Dr. Z was forced to discontinue his profession as a chiropractor and file disability... » Click to continue reading

• Podiatrist with median nerve injury files lawsuit and obtains lump-sum buyout of disability policy

  Dr. C, a podiatrist / podiatric surgeon, was successfully practicing in Texas prior to the injury which caused his disability. During a routine blood draw, the phlebotomist taking Dr. C’s blood sample mistakenly injected the... » Click to continue reading

• A general surgeon and his legal team at Dell & Schaefer win disability insurance jury trial against Unum

  In a federal court in Peoria, Illinois, a jury ruled against Unum Company (NYSE: UNM)  and awarded more than $300,000 in disability insurance benefits the insurer withheld from a general surgeon it had claimed was... » Click to continue reading

• Berkshire approves total disability benefits for litigation attorney following surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and multi-level fusion of cervical spine

  Our client was a litigator with his own successful practice. Early in 2009 he began to experience increasing pain in his upper back and neck. Thinking it was just a result of stress, he continued... » Click to continue reading

• Reed group overturns its decision to terminate short term disability benefits to medical device sales representative and retired marine corp. officer suffering from post traumatic stress disorder

  Our client was a former officer in the United States Marine Corp with combat service in both Iraq and Afghanistan, who upon retiring from the USMC began working as a medical device sales representative in... » Click to continue reading

• Prudential reverses denial of long term disability benefits to engineering manager suffering from coronary artery disease

  Our client, an Engineer Manager specializing in Fluid Power Engineering, suffers from severe Coronary Artery Disease. Despite the fact multiple diagnostic tests performed indicated there were no abnormalities with his heart, he suffered two heart... » Click to continue reading

• Cameraman suffering from chronic knee problems receives long-term disability benefits from the Mutual of New York Life Insurance Company

  After several month of attempting to handle his long-term disability claims on his own, our client contacted Attorneys Dell & Schaefer.  Mutual of New York Life Insurance Company claimed to be conducting an evaluation of... » Click to continue reading

• Lincoln Financial’s denial of long-term disability benefits is reversed following appeal submitted by attorneys Dell & Schaefer

  Attorneys Dell & Schaefer were retained by a former chiropractor who was receiving long-term disability benefits from one of her two disability policies. Despite one company paying her long-term disability benefits, Lincoln Financial refused to... » Click to continue reading