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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Does Fibromyalgia Have a Credibility Problem in Disability Insurance Claims?
A recent article posted by CNN Health addresses the lack of support women who suffer from fibromyalgia can face personally, professionally and even from their...
Hartford misleads disability insurance claimant's doctor which results in benefit denial
In a recent long term disability insurance case against Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (Hartford), Glenn Pauley alleged that Hartford wrongfully...
First Unum terminates long-term disability benefits after 4 years of paying and SSDI approval
In a recent Federal Court decision in favor of First Unum, the Court validated the right of a long-term disability insurance plans to rely upon functional...
Reliance Standard limits disability insurance benefits to 24 months for mental nervous disorder, despite claimant's diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
This case is an example of how a diagnosis of a disabling condition such as multiple sclerosis ("MS") does not always mean the claimant is disabled by the...
Kentucky Court reverses CIGNA's denial of disability insurance benefits to tradesworker
The language of a long term disability insurance plan is crucial when status of a totally disabled person is in question. The language needs to be considered...
Prudential denies long term disability benefits and then objects to releasing information during litigation
Much as disability attorneys would like the Courts to allow them to request production of discovery, this isn't something that can be assumed as a right. This...
Standard denies disability insurance benefits to woman with brain hemorrhage and headaches
Over 14 years, Kathleen M. Hackett worked her way up through the ranks at Mileage Plus Inc. (MPI) a Rapid City, South Dakota business. When she finally left...
Court reverses New York Life disability denial for man with knee disorder
When New York Life terminated Dale W. Gordon's long term disabilities benefits in June 1, 2006, Gordon sought the help of a disability attorney to get his...
Own Occupation to Any Occupation definition change leads CIGNA to deny disability insurance benefits
Can a long-term disability plan adhere to its denial decision without any supportive evidence? Can a long-term disability plan neglect evidence in support of a...
Can CIGNA approve disability benefits but deny life insurance waiver of premium?
The case of William MacNally v. Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA / CIGNA) is an interesting one. In this case LINA argued that despite the fact...
CIGNA's wrongful termination of disability waiver of life insurance premium reversed by court
MacNally v. LINA (CIGNA) highlights the complications that can occur when a person has both a disability and life insurance policy with the same insurance...
CIGNA can not raise new arguments for disability insurance claim denial at the trial level
When Douglas Juszynski brought his long term disability insurance lawsuit against Life Insurance Company of North American (LINA / CIGNA) before the U.S...
Guardian & Berskhire Life long term disability insurance claims
It is not often we say positive things about disability insurance companies, but Guardian Insurance Company and Berkshire Life Insurance Company are two...
Disability company ignores evidence of disabling back pain and Federal Court reverses disability benefit denial
Once again we look at one of those cases that prove how important it can be to appeal the decision of a District Court. Suzanne Lee had been an employee of...
Seven pieces of medical evidence and disability company still denies claim for lack of "objective evidence"
When Suzanne Lee first had to miss work on January 18, 2005 for chronic back pain, she had been a manager at BellSouth for almost 10 years. She applied for...
Court reverses MetLife's denial of long term disability benefits for graphic designer suffering with fibromyalgia
A sedentary position is no guarantee that an employee will not need to take advantage of the disability insurance plan offered by his or her employer, as the...
New York Court orders CIGNA to pay over $100,000 in attorney fees following long term disability denial
When Steven Alfano won his claim against CIGNA Life Insurance Company, it was a clear victory. While we have discussed attorney's fees in connection with other...
CIGNA long term disability denial is reversed by New York Federal Judge
Steven Alfano was a wage and salary manager when he was injured in a car accident in May 1996. Though he returned to work after he recovered from his acute...
CIGNA terminates disability insurance benefits as claimant's back condition gets worse
Unfortunately, the experience of this particular long term disability claimant is not an unusual handling of a disability claim by CIGNA. When a disability...
Prudential Disability Insurance Company
Prudential Insurance Company has more than 42,000 employees, revenues in excess of $32 billion and is one of the largest group / ERISA disability insurance...
