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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ERISA policy holders have very few legal remedies
Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. "He...
US supreme court attempts to clarify the standard of review in denial of long term disability benefits
On June 19, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States finally issued their opinion in the case of Wanda Glen v. Met Life. In a 6 to 3 decision announced...
Government asks Supreme Court to broaden remedies under ERISA
In response to a U.S. Supreme Court request for input, the Solicitor General has asked the Court to hear a case in hopes of broadening the types of equitable...
Cigna ordered to re-review denial of long-term disability benefits for Senior Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney
William Chapman worked as a Financial Consultant at Salomon Smith Barney, but stopped on June 5, 2004, following a series of heart attacks and angioplastic...
Unum Group Corp. to pay $676 million in extra benefits to claimants
Unum Group Corp. has paid about $676 million in extra benefits to claimants in connection with a review of past claims decisions, officials say. Unum...
Court to hear case that could help workers claim benefits
Supreme Court to weigh if insurers that pay and administer benefits have conflict of interest. When Wanda Glenn first sought disability benefits from MetLife...
Disability insurers are overloading social security by making insured's file false claims
The Social Security system is choking on paperwork and spending millions of dollars a year screening dubious applications for disability benefits, according to...
Reliance Standard denies Diversified's Director of National Account Sales long-term disability benefits despite long history or cardiac problems
The court held that the decision was not arbitrary and capricious.
Court upholds Hartford's denial of long-term disability benefits to a quality technical specialist suffering from cervical disc herniations and vertigo
Lucy Sanzone was struck in the head by a fifty-pound iron rod that fell off a store shelf and suffered cervical disc herniations at the C6-C7 level. As a...
Prudential and Reassure reconsider the occupation of insured at the time he claims disability
Michael Sullivan left the Knights of Columbus where he had worked as a financial consultant and began trading in the stock market for his own account at the...
Prudential's denial of disability benefits to a computer programmer is reversed by the appellate court
A Computer Programmer who stopped working in 2002 because of chronic back pain is entitled to a trial on the issues, according to a federal appellate court...
Prudential's denial of disability benefits to a salesperson is reversed
A judge in federal court ruled that by relying on an outdated job description in making its determination regarding a claim for long-term disability benefits...
Standard's decision to deny doctor's disability benefits due to the 24-month mental/nervous limitation upheld
Dr. Schwob applied for long-term disability benefits in 1997 through a policy provided by her employer for a disability caused by Lyme disease. She claimed a...
Systems support specialist wins disability benefits case against Coca-Cola and Broadspire
Theron Oliver was a Systems Support Specialist working for Coca-Cola, which provided long-term disability benefits to its employees. In October of 1999, Mr...
Dentist sues disability insurance carrier, third party administrator and allegedly independent medical examiner as a result of their conspiracy and bad faith actions to wrongfully deny disability benefits
In 2003, Dr. Morrow, a Dentist stopped working and sold his practice as result of suffering from anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In...
Prudential's summary judgment ruling is reversed twice by the 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals
Hugo Diaz, a computer programmer for Bank One, stopped working on January 31, 2002 due to chronic back pain, and underwent a lumbar fusion surgery on February...
Aetna's denial of disability benefits for human resource generalist is upheld after claimant's definition of disability changes from "own occupation" to "any occupation"
Ms. Mote was injured in a car accident in August 1997, and stopped working for Arthur Anderson as a Human Resource Generalist on April 10, 1998, because of her...
Salesman's disability benefits are denied by Hartford due to claimant's failure to communicate with Hartford
William Polk was employed as a Salesman for Tyco International prior to being in an automobile accident on May 24, 2002. As the end of the elimination period...
Truck driver denied disability benefits for chronic fatigue syndrome by Aetna
On July 26, 2002, Lee Williams, a truck driver for SYSCO since late 1994, became sick and was diagnosed later that year with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). As...
Dentist wins right to apply stricter standard of review in her case against Hartford for a claim for long-term disability benefits
(Group / ERISA Disability Policy) Carol Post, a dentist working at a hospital in New Jersey, was involved in a car accident in November 1993. Despite her...
