Disability Insurance Lawsuit Stories
Disability denial lawsuit decisions from courts nationwide, reviewed by our attorneys. Learn how policyholders fought back against wrongful claim denials and won.
Showing 201–220 of 766 Lawsuit Stories
Sedgwick Continues monitoring application for SSDI benefits even after terminating disability claim
Florida Middle District Court finds Sedgwick entitled to recover overpayment paid to claimant.
Eaton Corporation Employee Loses ERISA Disability Insurance Lawsuit as Court Says Ability to Perform Part-Time Works is Ability to Perform Any Occupation
Eaton Corporation Employee denied Continued Long Term Disability Benefits after change in definition of disability.
UNUM Sues Long Term Disability Claimant for Overpayment and Wins
After being denied reimbursement of an overpayment due to a SSDI award, Unum successfully sues an individual who had previously received ERISA LTD benefits for 5 years.
Are the opinions of your treating physician's entitled to more deference?
The short answer, as you may have already learned, is no. Under ERISA, the opinions of treating physicians, despite the physicians often having the closest...
$1,000,000 in Unum Disability Benefits for an Attorney, Blackmail, and Supreme Court Denies Cert!
Disability insurance cases usually have similar fact patterns, but it's rare that you see a case that involves an attorney as a claimant, blackmail from a...
AIG Repeatedly Denies Disability Benefits to a Colorado Woman with Fibromyalgia After Change of Disability Definition
A Colorado Judge remands a disability denial back to AIG a second time. As a result, the Claimant is awarded attorney’s fees and costs.
Pennsylvania Court rules Unum did not abuse its discretion in denying LTD benefits to woman who claimed she could not work for her employer under her current supervisor
Unum did not abuse its discretion by denying LTD benefits to Plaintiff with cardiac condition who cannot perform her specific job for a specific supervisor, but was capable of working in the same job for a different employer.
Court Allows Additional Evidence at Trial in ERISA Disability Case
In an ERISA based lawsuit against MetLife, a California Federal Court allows additional evidence outside the administrative record in at trial.
Tennessee Court Rules That Hartford's Failure to Examine Patient Was An Abuse of Discretion and Overrules Disability Denial
Hartford is notorious for doing the bare minimum to deny a disability claim, even when a claimant undergoes multiple surgeries for cancer. Don't stand for a wrongful Hartford disability denial.
Claimant Wins Summary Judgment Motion against MetLife After Court Determined that MRI was Sufficient to Diagnose Radiculopathy
MetLife terminated claimant’s benefits after 24 months claiming that claim was based on a Self-Reported Illness. An Alabama Court disagreed and Reversed the denial of benefits.
Insurance policy intoxication exclusions are as ambiguous as they come
Plan's Intoxication Exclusion is Limited Only to Deaths Contributed to by Alcohol Intoxication.
Do Not Sleep on Your Rights to Disability Benefits
Mental incompetence alone does not excuse a claimant from the responsibility of pursing his disability application.
Claimant Unsuccessful in Disability Insurance Lawsuit against Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in a Louisiana Lawsuit
In an ERISA disability lawsuit against Boston Mutual, Federal Judge upholds decision to deny Southside Machine Works employee's long term disability benefits.
California Court Rules That Hartford Acted Unreasonably and Reverses Disability Denial
A woman with Sjögren’s Syndrome was denied long term disability benefits by Hartford Insurance Company. A California Federal Court disagreed with the Hartford denial and awarded benefits.
Unum Disability Denial For 24 Month Self Reported Pain Limitation Due to Migraines Upheld By Virginia Court
Beware of the Unum Self Reported Pain Limitation as it is a very common tool used by UNUM to deny long term disability benefits. Unum recently won a disability lawsuit in Virginia.
Accountant Punished by SunLife for Working Part-Time During Tax Season
SunLife Denies Disability Claim Twice; once as Not Disabled, and again, because she Worked Part-Time yet Remained Disabled from Full-Time Work.
Former Employee of Procter & Gamble Loses Federal ERISA Lawsuit
A Federal Judge has upheld Procter & Gamble's decision to deny a former employee's claim for long term disability benefits. Formerly employed as a production...
Claimant with Fibromyalgia and CRPS wins minor victory when U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Judgment and Remands Case back to Sun Life for Re-evaluation
After 5 years the court remands a Sun Life disability denial back to Sun Life for further evaluation. Sun Life relies on video surveillance as basis to deny claim. Hopefully this claimant can win her disability case.
Claimant with Fibromyalgia and CRPS Battles Sunlife for 5 Years Seeking Disability Benefits
Nearly 5 years after Sun Life denied her claim, a Kentucky claimant disabled by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, wins a minor victory when the U.S. Court of Appeals vacates the previous judgment in favor of Sun Life and remands the claim back to Sun Life for reconsideration and reevaluation.
Sun Life Terminates Benefits After 24 Months Based on Nine Days of Surveillance
Plaintiff underwent three back surgeries, was paid for 24 months under the "own occupation" definition of disability then denied by Sun Life claiming he was capable of sedentary work evidenced by surveillance video.
