Our client, Mrs. Y was covered under her employer-provided Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance Policy, issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). Ultimately, Ms. Y became disabled from her occupation and any occupations due to cervical and...
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Disability Insurance Law Group Wins Benefits Under a Cigna Disability Policy for Claimant Suffering From Fibromyalgia
Ms. R. was an executive of a large corporation for over 12 years. She was on track to take over the eastern division of her company. Ms. R. began noticing that during the day, she felt fatigued; however, it was not a normal feeling of being tired. It felt more like a...
Disability Insurance Law Group Appeal Results in Cigna/LINA Overturning Denial of Benefits for Lupus and Fibromyalgia Claim
Our client (Ms. X), a director of credit and collections in New York, hired to assist with her Long-Term disability claim with Cigna. She was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Encephalopathy, Migraine headaches, Chronic Fatigue, Sleep...
Disability Approval by MetLife and Guardian Berkshire for Doctor with Neck and Back Pain
was hired by Dr. Brown to assist him with his claim for disability benefits under both the group policy procured for him by his professional medical association and the private disability policies he took out on his own. While Dr. Brown...
The Eleventh Circuit Overturns a Grant of Summary Judgment to United of Omaha in an ERISA Long-Term Disability Claim, Determining That Muscle Spasms and Back Pain Are Not Pre-Existing Conditions.
In a recent case, Horneland v. United Of Omaha Insurance Company, No. 16-16935, __F.App'x__, 2017 WL 5508496 (11th Cir. Nov. 17, 2017), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court's grant of summary judgment to United of Omaha ("UOO") in an...
Disability Insurance Law Group Successfully Halts Liberty Mutual’s Attempt to Terminate Disability Benefits with an IME
Ms. "Jones" contacted after being advised by her representative at Liberty Mutual that her claim was being reviewed under the "any occupation" definition of her Long Term Disability Policy. At the time Ms. Jones became disabled she was a...
Court of Appeals Rules Against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and Upholds an Award of Disability Insurance Benefits Under ERISA Policy, Costs, and Attorneys’ Fees.
In a recent case, Marcin v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and Mitre Corporation Long Term Disability Insurance Program, No. 16-7125, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 2818648 (D.C. Cir. June 30, 2017), the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, ruled against...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Determines that the Department of Labor is Not Bound by the Results of an Private Lawsuit.
In a recent case, Sec'y United States Dep't of Labor v. Kwasny, No. 16-1872, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 1244852 (3d Cir. Apr. 5, 2017), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals determined that held that the Secretary of the Department of Labor is not bound by the results reached in...
Disability Insurance Law Group Successfully Reversed Prudential’s Denial of Short-Term Disability Benefits and Obtains Long-Term Disability Benefits for Attorney Disabled by Multiple Sclerosis
After putting herself through law school, Victoria was offered and accepted a position as an associate attorney in a medium size law firm handling contract disputes. Victoria enjoyed the practice of law immensely and due to her strong work ethic and drive, she...
Disability Insurance Law Group Successfully Overturns Prudential’s Termination of Lupus Claimants Disability Insurance Claim
After being approved for disability insurance benefits for almost two years, without warning, Prudential Insurance Company simply terminated a disability insurance claim of a woman suffering from severe and uncontrolled systemic lupus. Financially devastated by the...