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 Motion to Deny Total Disability Benefits to OB/GYN Denied by Tennessee Judge
Tennessee Federal court denies Unum’s Motion for Summary Judgment and holds a functional capacity evaluation is objective evidence of gynecologist’s inability to perform surgery.
Metlife Denial of Long Term Disability Benefits For Heart Disease Claimant is Reversed
A California federal court recently reversed Metlife's denial of long term disability benefits for a claimant with heart disease. Metlife attempted to rely on...
Indiana District Court criticizes Aetna for denying benefits to Amazon Employee
Aetna Criticized for obvious bias in reviewing LTD claim.
California Court Reverses Sunlife Disability Denial for Woman with Fibromyalgia
In this video, disability insurance attorneys Rachel Alters and Gregory Dell discuss a California Federal Court decision in which a Sunlife disability...
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration Analyst Wins Long-term Disability Lawsuit against New York Life
Systems Integration Analyst who worked for Lockheed Martin suffered a traumatic brain injury after a violent assault. After filing and being denied a claim for long-term disability claim under New York Life Long-term Disability Plan, he filed suit in United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Court found that although New York Life had acted arbitrarily and capriciously and insured was entitled to benefits, he was not entitled to recover attorney fees.
Social Security Approval Does Not Mean Disability Insurance Benefits Must be Approved
11th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds lower court’s finding that Aetna's denial of benefits was not wrong.
Court Rules Against United of Omaha's Determination of Disability Date
Tenth Circuit appellate court finds United of Omaha Life Insurance was arbitrary and capricious when it disagreed with the date claimant alleged he became disabled.
New Jersey Federal Court Rules Against Aetna and in Favor of Systems Analyst Disabled by Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine
Before degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine forced Christopher Patterson to leave his career, Mr. Patterson worked as a Systems Analyst for a...
Unum Tells a Pharmacist On Narcotics That She Is Not Disabled and Denies Benefits
Oklahoma Court reverses a Unum long term disability denial and awards benefits to a Pharmacist that suffered a broken tail bone.
Court Orders Principal Life to Reinstate Long Term Disability Benefits
Washington Court ordered Principal Life Insurance to reinstate long term disability benefits for claimant when Principal used the wrong definition for “gainful occupation” when terminating benefits.
Court Remands Finding That Reliance Arbitrarily Denied Disability Benefits
Kansas Court remands after finding Reliance Standard Life acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying plaintiff long term disability benefits.
Colorado District Court overturns denial of benefits by Life Insurance Company of North America
Court finds LINA's challenge on claimant's credibility unfounded.
Hartford Disability Company Field Interview Request and Video Surveillance
Hartford Disability Company, and other disability insurers, use video surveillance and field interviews as a technique to deny claims. A recent federal court...
Hartford Long Term Disability Benefit Denial Reversed by Minnesota Federal Judge
Minnesota Federal Judge reverses Hartford Insurance company’s wrongful long term disability benefit denial.
Principal Life Disability Denial of Truck Driver Reversed by Washington Federal Judge
Principal Life Insurance long term disability benefit denial is ruled unreasonable by a Washington Federal Judge.
Liberty Wrongfully Denies Long Term Disability Benefit Depression Claim Based on Filed Review
Attorney Victor Pena discusses a recent Liberty disability denial of benefits to a pediatrician suffering with anxiety and depression. The court remanded the claim back to Liberty.
United of Omaha criticized for relying on in-house medical review and failing to obtain independent examinations
Illinois District court places no significance on treating physician's silence to biased opinion letter.
California Court Rules Disability Claim Accrues When Disability Terminates
California court rules against United of Omaha and finds that the statute of limitations begins to run when the disability terminates, not at its onset.
First Unum Cannot Extend Disability Appeal Review Indefinitely
New York federal court rules that a lawsuit could proceed due to First Unum’s failure to provide a timely review of an administrative appeal.
Court overturns United of Omaha's termination of Plaintiff's benefits after performing an unfair "any occupation" review
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that United of Omaha’s termination of LTD benefits of an unskilled and illiterate Plaintiff was unfair and arbitrary and capricious as the Plaintiff was unemployable in any other occupation.
