This short term disability insurance case originated from North Carolina and involved a claim that was denied under the TYCO short term disability plan. This North Carolina disability claim was not governed by ERISA as the TYCO short term disability
January 2011
This Week on DIAttorney.com (01/22/2011)
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Disability Blog & Cases:
The evolution of denying fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome claims in group long term disability policies
As a disability claimant it is important to be aware of any limited benefit periods which may unfairly limit your benefits to two years. Once considered “fringe” conditions not commonly understood by many- especially Group…
This Week on DIAttorney.com (01/15/2011)
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Disability Insurance Law TV:
20 reasons ERISA is an unfair law for disability insurance claimants
Nationwide Disability Insurance Attorneys Gregory Dell and Stephen Jessup discuss the numerous reasons that ERISA is an unfair law that can negatively impact the thousands of people that file disability insurance claims each year.
This Week on DIAttorney.com (01/08/2011)
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Disability Insurance Law TV:
MetLife disability denial reversed by court for unreasonable claim handling
In this episode disability insurance attorney Stephen Jessup discusses a recent 7th Circuit Court of Appeals case in which MetLife’s ERISA disability denial was reversed for numerous reasons. This opinion is a great tool for disability insurance claimants…
Disability Blog & …
This Week on DIAttorney.com (01/01)
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Disability Insurance Law TV:
Unum / Provident / Paul Revere Long & Short Term Disability Claims
In this episode disability insurance attorneys Gregory Dell, Stephen Jessup and Cesar Gavidia of Attorneys Dell & Schaefer discuss Unum and their handling of long term disability insurance claims. Unum has taken over all disability polices sold by Paul…