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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Disability insurance claimants may be entitled to interest if benefits are wrongfully denied
When a disability attorney wins an ERISA claim for his or her client, it is common to ask for pre-judgment interest as part of the appropriate restitution...
Dell Disability Lawyers hope Governor Schwarzenegger will sign bill banning discretionary clauses in long term disability policies
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has the opportunity to sign California Assembly Bill 1868 ("AB 1868") and put an end to unreasonable discretionary...
Beware of unreasonable Prudential Disability Insurance lump sum buyout offer
Our law firm was recently contacted by an individual that was receiving long term disability income payments from Prudential. This disability claimant has been...
ERISA Pre-emption: When does ERISA apply to a short term disability insurance plan?
A case heard before the U.S. District Court's Southern District in Texas gives us an opportunity to study ERISA pre-emption. George Monkhouse originally filed...
MetLife Disability Insurance Company - Handling of Long Term Disability Insurance Claims
MetLife has more than 50,000 employees, revenues in excess of $40 billion dollars and is one of the top three largest group long term disability insurance...
Lloyd's of London ordered to pay over 6 million dollars to long term disability claimant
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London insurance company took almost two years to make a decision regarding a doctor's disability application for benefits...
Hartford scrutinizes long term disability benefit claim after 13 years of continuous disability payments
There seems to be a trend recently in which the Hartford disability insurance company is closely scrutinizing long term disability claims regardless of how...
Lawyers Discuss CIGNA Disability Insurance Company
Cigna / LINA (Life Insurance Company of North America) is one of the world's largest Group ERISA long-term disability insurance companies. Through our law...
Liberty Mutual is sued for denial of long term disability benefits to woman suffering with fibromyalgia
Disability Insurance Attorneys Gregory Michael Dell and Rachel Alters of Dell Disability Lawyers have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for...
Missouri District court must reconsider Dearborn's LTD denial under a de novo standard
A de novo review gives a disability claimant the ability to have the court review their claim denial without any deference to the disability insurance...
Dearborn National/Dearborn Group denies long term disability benefits to woman with fibromyalgia and CFS
When Ruth Jobe lost her ERISA disability lawsuit in District Court, she could have decided that there was no hope for recovering the disability benefits she...
Liberty Mutual and Wachovia interpret migraine headaches to be psychiatric and not disabling (Part I)
As an employee of Wachovia, Sharon Creel had participated in her employer's short-term and long-term disability plan. After she was hospitalized for chest pain...
Appellate Court finds Wachovia and Liberty Mutual's review of objective evidence of disabling migraine headaches was unreasonable (Part II)
A decision reached in the Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals highlights the on-going legal battle that a disability claimant can experience if their...
Lawyers Discuss Hartford Disability Insurance Company Claim Handling
Of the more than 40 disability insurance companies that sell long-term disability insurance coverage, it is my opinion that Hartford is one of the worst...
Court agrees with Unum's denial of long term disability benefits to man suffering with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis (Part II)
Yet, another case that has appeared in District Court demonstrates the challenge long-term disability attorneys face when representing a client when the Court...
Unum relies on independent medical exam as basis for denying long-term disability benefits (Part I)
A disability insurance claimant's medical records and the support of a treating physician are vital to supporting a long-term disability claim. The case of...
Over $500,000 of disability insurance benefits will be paid to disabled store manager following MetLife's wrongful denial (Part II)
As a participant in Sears Long-Term Disability Plan, Frank Blankenship's problems began when he suffered a heart attack in August 2003. The Plan administrator...
MetLife denies long term disability benefits to sears store manager with heart disease and knee problems (Part I)
A long term disability insurance ERISA lawsuit filed against MetLife filed in U.S. District Court's Northern District of Alabama, highlights once again the...
Liberty Life Assurance ordered to pay long term disability benefits but not attorney fees
This case was decided before the United States Supreme Court modified the standards for obtaining attorney fees in ERISA long-term disability lawsuits. To...
Liberty Mutual's denial of LTD benefits to woman with back disorder is reversed by Minnesota Court and affirmed by Appellate Court
Willcox v Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston is an interesting long term disability insurance case. Theresa Willcox originally brought her disability...
