Disability Insurance Lawsuit Stories

A disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit in South Carolina against the Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America. The plaintiff, a physician, paid for disability policies that were underwritten and insured by Berkshire. When the doctor applied for disability benefit, Berkshire refused to pay.The Plaintiff, through his disability Lawyer, filed a disability lawsuit due to Berkshire's breach o...

A Federal Court recently ruled in favor of a man denied long-term disability benefits by Lincoln. The court agreed with his disability attorney in this ERISA Lawsuit and ordered reinstatement of LTD benefits along with past due benefits with interest.The Facts of the Case Against Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyPlaintiff was employed by Genzink Steel as a steel fabricator. Plaintiff applied for ...

Liberty Life Assurance had three ERISA lawsuits filed against it in the United States District Courts of Pennsylvania in July 2011 by disability attorneys. All three cases allege that Prudential is not upholding its duties in the awarding of disability benefits to entitled employees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).Registered Nurse and her Disability Attorney Challenge Liberty Life...

Claiming that Prudential violated ERISA by improperly refusing to pay entitled disability benefits under her long term disability and life insurance policy, Della Davis and her Wisconsin disability attorney filed a complaint against Prudential.In the compliant which was filed in the United States District Court of the Western District of Wisconsin, Davis and her Wisconsin disability attorney request that t...

A disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the district of Maine against the Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna). In Bonnie Ramsdell vs Huhtamaki Americas, Inc and Aetna Life Insurance Company, the plaintiff, suffering with post traumatic stress disorder brought the disability lawsuit under the Employment Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA) to recover short and long term d...

In Chrilon Daniels Vs Unum Life Insurance Company of America the plaintiff filed a disability lawsuit under the Employment Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA) to recover long-term disability benefits that were wrongfully withheld by Unum.The Facts of the Case Against Unum Insurance CompanyThe disability policy issued by UNUM to Ms. Daniels defines "disability" by the following criteria:A pe...

A disability claimant receiving benefits from New York Life can never let their guard down. New York Life is constantly evaluating their claims and if they have an opportunity to deny disability benefits then they will do so. This case is an example of a woman that was paid over 12 years, before New York Life decided to unreasonable pull the plug. Despite a deterioration of this woman's medical condition, how ...

After 10 years of receiving disability benefits and a lump sum buyout offer by New York Life, this claimant's disability benefits were denied. This case is a sad example of the fact that a disability claimant can never assume that their disability benefits will continue to be paid indefinitely. Therese Regan was formerly a lab technician employed by the Pactiv Corporation. By virtue of her employment, the plai...

Despite numerous disabling medical conditions, The Standard Insurance Company Denied disability benefits. The plaintiff was a medical secretary working at a private practice. By virtue of her employment, the plaintiff became eligible for coverage under the Standard Insurance's Select Trust Group Policy, Long Term Disability Benefits, Group Policy. Under the terms of the Plan, Standard Insurance is the Plan fid...

Recently, in the case of Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology S.C and Jawdat Abboud Vs. Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America, Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America filed at the District Court for Northern Illinois Eastern Division, the plaintiff Jawdat Abboud through his disability attorney alleged that the Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America (a subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company Of ...

In the case of Susie Weitzenkamp, Vs. Unum Life Insurance Company Of America, the Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit recently ruled that the Unum Life Insurance Company Of America (UNUM) cannot rely on a Self-Reported Symptoms Limitation Clause to discontinue the plaintiff's long term disability benefits as UNUM had failed to include the self-reported symptoms limitation in the Summary Plan Description (SPD)....

A disability attorney recently filed a long term disability lawsuit due to Prudential Insurance Company's wrongful denial of disability benefits to a former project manager. This case shows that despite strong objective evidence and a positive FCE exam in support of multiple disabling conditions, Prudential can still hire physicians that can review a file and determine that a claimant has no restrictions and l...

A disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client against the Reliastar Life Insurance Company and ING Disability Claims Management Services (Reliastar & ING) for denying her claim for short term disability benefits. The case against Ramsey Health Care Services Short Term Disability Plan, Reliastar Life Insurance Company, and ING Disability Claims Management Services was filed at the Dis...

The plaintiff Bradley Erickson was employed as an engineering manager for BorgWarner. By virtue of his employment, he was entitled to coverage under an employee welfare benefits plan issued by LINA and administered by CIGNA. At the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan recently, a disability attorney filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) ...

A disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Central District of California against the Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum). In Marjorie McGill Vs Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Administrator of the HCA Management Services, L.P. On Behalf of HCA's Affiliated Facilities (Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center) Long-term Disability Plan, the plaintiff brought th...

In the disability lawsuit of Joseph Mcdonough vs. Aetna Life Insurance Company, HM Life Insurance Company, Biogen Idec, Inc. & Biogen Idec., Inc., Group Long Term Disability Plan filed at the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the plaintiff filed a federal lawsuit against Aetna for violations of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA.)Aetna Denies Long-Term Disability Benef...

Recently one disabled employee of Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary PC filed a lawsuit against the Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum) and Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary PC Plan for the wrongful denial of disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).Case - Disability attorney filed complaint at the United States District Court Southern Distric...

On June 6, 2011, Jean Pentecost sued CIGNA for her disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in the United States District Court of Montana, Butte Division. Seeking long term disability benefits as well as attorney fees, Pentecost and her disability attorney ask the Court in Pentecost's disability insurance lawsuit to force CIGNA to pay her disability benefits as pro...

This disability insurance case against Liberty Life Assurance is an example of the type of fight that a disability insurance company will engage in once a disability lawsuit is filed. It is often surprising that disability insurance companies will claim they are acting fairly, yet when you ask them to provide claims handling information they will aggressively object.Disability Attorney Sues Liberty Mutual...

In a case filed in the United States District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the claimant and her disability attorney accuse AETNA of abruptly and improperly terminating her disability benefit payments in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1).While employed at Quest as a Phlebotomist, the plaintiff was ordered by her physician to ta...