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.

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UNUM denies disability insurance benefits to disabled nurse with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

Claiming four counts of misconduct by UNUM Life Insurance Company in the denial of her disability claim, Cynthia A. Keller filed a lawsuit on May 2, 2011 in...

A former HCBS sales manager diagnosed with lyme disease sues UNUM for disability claim denial

Mark Linder filed a lawsuit against UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (UNUM) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...

Anesthesiologist files lawsuit against Paul Revere alleging wrongful deduction of social security retirement benefits

On April 29, 2011, Dr. Phillip W. Watson and his disability attorney filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District of Florida as a last...

Podiatrist sues Northwestern Mutual seeking disability insurance benefits and bad faith damages

This case began in the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida on April 8, 2011 when Northwestern Mutual refused to pay the...

Missouri disability lawyer files ERISA lawsuit against Lincoln National Life Insurance Company for denying LTD benefits

From 1997 to 2003, Bobby Nelson worked as a buyer for AMCOM until he became completely and totally disabled due to the displacement of a lumbar intervertebral...

Former Zurich Insurance employee diagnosed with Crohn's disease sues Liberty Life for denial of disability benefits

Liberty Mutual Disability Denial Lawsuit Filed By Missouri Disability Attorney Carol Snyder and her disability lawyer filed a civil complaint against Liberty...

Prudential Insurance sued by disabled HNI Corporation employee for denial of disability insurance benefits after 7 years

A 49 year old woman said to be suffering from degenerative disc disease and disabling pain recently filed a lawsuit at the District Court for the Southern...

Nevada disability lawyer and COX Enterprises Inc's customer service rep sue AETNA for denial of disability benefits

A former Customer Service Representative (CSR) for COX Enterprises Inc. (COX) recently filed a lawsuit through a Nevada disability attorney against the AETNA...

New York Life denies disability benefits yet social security disability benefits are approved

Lily Rubinstein filed suit against New York Life, Griffon Corporation Long Term Disability Plan, and Griffon Corporation Life Insurance Plan in the United...

Guardian Life Insurance seeks overpayment of disability benefits for child social security disability benefits awarded to disabled claimant's daughter

A recent lawsuit filed against Guardian Life Insurance Company highlight an issue that comes up regularly for disability insurance claimants that have minor...

Sun Life denies disability insurance benefits to Alabama man with heart problems

An disability lawyer recently filed a civil complaint on behalf of Philip Linville in United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the...

Georgia disability lawyer sues Aetna for terminating disability benefits to Georgia woman with rectal cancer

Many long-term disability companies have a clause in their disability plans which change the definition of disability after 24 months. For the first 24 months...

Aetna denies disability benefits and claims physical therapist with back disorder can perform "reasonable occupation"

Sandy Brooks Scott filed a lawsuit against Aetna Life Insurance Company in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri requesting that she be awarded...

Aetna fails to review Bank Of America employee's ERISA disability benefit appeal timely resulting in lawsuit by an Illinois disability lawyer

Brian Woulfe of northern Illinois worked as a mortgage loan officer for Bank of America until he was no longer able to work with reasonable continuity because...

City University Of Medicine & Bioscience former employee disabled by back disorder sues Reliance Standard for denial of disability benefits

Back pain is one of the leading causes of claims for long term disability benefits against disability insurance companies. However, claimants of disability...

Former Aegon USA employee suffering with multiple sclerosis sues CIGNA for denial of disability insurance benefits

A recent disability insurance lawsuit filed at the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin can serve as an eye opener to the kind of claims...

Former security guard of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia alleges CIGNA Insurance engaged in fraudulent and malicious disability claims practices

Recently, a CIGNA claim denial lawsuit was filed in District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a disabled individual who was a former cop and...

Pizzeria owner suffering from Celiac disease filed lawsuit against Berkshire for breach of contract in refusing to pay disability benefits

Recently a lawsuit was filed against the Berkshire life Insurance company of America at the Circuit Court for the County of Wayne in Michigan by an owner and...

20 years of receiving disability insurance benefits and New York Life denies woman's benefits three separate times

A federal lawsuit recently filed in Pennsylvania against New York Life portrays a woman's 21 year on and off battle with New York Life in order to maintain her...

UNUM sued by California Disability Lawyer after denial of benefits for a school custodian

The UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (UNUM) is one of the largest providers of long term disability insurance in the United States; however, UNUM is not...