For most of the past year, hospital based nurses, doctors, and medical staff as well as first responders have been repeatedly exposed to the traumatizing effects of COVID-19. Watching patients suffer from an illness about which we have little understanding and having...
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Disability Insurance Law Group wins lawsuit and secures disability benefits for claimant suffering from cervical and lumbar pain after MetLife terminated benefits
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...
Insurers use of drones in surveillance of disability claimants
When you are ill or injured to the point where you had to file a claim for disability benefits under your disability insurance policy, it can be disheartening to learn that during the initial review process or even while on claim that your insurance company put you...
When insurance companies deny professional disability claims
A professional may face difficulties when attempting to bring a claim to a disability insurer. Doctors, lawyers, business owners, and other skilled professionals work hard and spend significant sums of money to make sure they have disability insurance policies that...
Inability to Perform an Essential Duty is Total Disability
When faced with a disability claim, the definition and interpretation of "totally disabled" under your assigned plan is central to the outcome of your claim. As portrayed in Derichs v. AT&T Services, Inc., a recent US District Court for the District of Kansas...
Widow alleges breached contract in life insurance lawsuit
Life insurance is a common way for Florida residents to assure the continued security of family members in the event of one's death. A woman in Perryville has filed a lawsuit against Life Insurance Co. of North America, alleging breach of contract and claiming she is...
CTE, Concussions, and Proving a Disability Claim
In a clip from FRONTLINE's League of Denial, neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee discusses the brain of Penn football player Owen Thomas, who took his own life at age 21. After Thomas's death, Dr. McKee studied Mr. Thomas's brain and was shocked to find evidence of Chronic...
The Athletics of a Physician’s Duties May Cause Disability
An interesting article published in ACS Surgery News compares surgeons to athletes and discusses how surgery is a performance sport that often requires strength and grace.See...
Lincoln Financial Group Buys Liberty Life Assurance Company for $3.3 billion
Lincoln Financial Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for $3.3 billion. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2018. With this...
A Federal Court Overturns AETNA’s Termination of Total Disability Benefits to a Claimant, finding that AETNA’S decision was Arbitrary and Capricious.
In a recent case, Patterson v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. CV 15-8156, 2017 WL 4786562 (D.N.J. Oct. 23, 2017), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, determined that Aetna's termination of Christopher Patterson's Long Term Disability...