Our client (Mr. X), a stockbroker in New York, experienced anxiety and major depression as the result of family related issues and the death of his mother after her long battle with cancer. His treating psychiatrist and therapist both advised him to avoid as much...
Month: June 2017
Social Media Causes Long-Term Disability Claimant to Lose her Benefits
In a recent case out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Davis v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 16-10895, (5th Cir. 2017), the Court found that surveillance footage and social media were a contributing factor to the denial of the claimant's long-term disability...
DI Law Group Successfully resolves Long Term Care Claim against Genworth
was hired to assist a 91 year old woman in obtaining the home health care benefits to which she was entitled under her long term care policy with Genworth Insurance Company. After months and months of providing Genworth with information,...
Federal District Court Finds that Hartford Failed to Provide a Claimant with a Full and Fair Review of her ERISA Governed Disability Insurance Claim.
In a recent case out of the Southern District of Indiana, Miller v. The Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Co., & Springleaf Finance, Inc. Disability Plan, No. 116CV00166TWPDML, 2017 WL 2214938 (S.D. Ind. May 19, 2017), the federal court found that Hartford...
DI Law Group Sponsors the 2017 Celebrating everybody Walk supporting the Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness.
was proud to sponsor the 2017 Celebrating everybody Walk, held by the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. The purpose of the Walk is to foster awareness and understanding of and promote early intervention of eating disorders. As...