Keeping disability insurance companies honest & Helping claimants collect LTD or STD benefits
Resolved Cases:
AT&T Employee Dealing With Sedgwick Has Horrible Disability Benefit Claim Experience
Our client, an AT&T employee for more than 40 years became disabled and unable to do her job due to cervical myeolapathy neck pain, chronic headaches and a torn rotator cuff in her shoulder. Her claim for short term disability benefits under…
ERISA is a federal law that governs most disability plans offered through employers and was enacted in part to make it more affordable for employers to offer long-term disability coverage and health insurance for employees. Unfortunately, ERISA tends to be an unfair law for disability insurance claimants.
The limitations and obstacles inherent to an ERISA…
Disability Blog & Cases:
Microsoft Employee Sues Prudential For Wrongful Denial Of Long-Term Disability Benefits
A Washington lawyer just filed a federal lawsuit against The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential). The Plaintiff, Jewel T., worked as an Escalation Specialist for Microsoft. This employment entitled to the Plaintiff to short-term and long-term disability benefits via…
Long term disability insurance provides the needed safety net to protect against disabling injury or illness. Some insurance companies offer a provision called a "lump sum buyout" which may be beneficial to the policy holder.
A lump sum buyout is the payment of funds in exchange for the surrender of one’s long term disability policy.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) was sued in three separate cases in the Federal Courts of Missouri, Georgia, and Arizona for the wrongful termination of long-term disability benefits that are promised under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In all three cases filed through the respective plaintiffs’ disability lawyers, Prudential is accused…
Disability Blog & Cases:
Clopay Corporation Customer Service Representative Sues Prudential For The Wrongful Denial Of Long-Term Disability Benefits
An attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit in the Ohio district court against The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) and Clopay Corporation Long-Term Disability Coverage (Clopay). The Plaintiff, Kimberly G., was employed as a Customer…
An Illinois disability lawyer filed a federal lawsuit in Federal court against Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty) and Allstate Cafeteria Plan (Allstate). The Plaintiff, William B., was employed by Allstate as a Claim Senior Manager. Due to this employment, Plaintiff was eligible to receive short-term and long-term disability benefits under the Allstate STD…
ERISA is a federal law that governs most disability plans offered through employers and was enacted in part to make it more affordable for employers to offer long-term disability coverage and health insurance for employees. Unfortunately, ERISA tends to be an unfair law for disability insurance claimants.
The limitations and obstacles inherent to an ERISA…
Disability Blog & Cases:
Employees of Staples & Nortel Networks among Four Plaintiffs To Sue Prudential For Wrongful Denial Of Long-Term Disability Benefits
The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) had four different lawsuits filed against it by four Plaintiffs in the District Courts of South Carolina (2 cases), New York, and West Virginia. In…
A Virginia disability lawyer recently filed a federal lawsuit against The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America (Guardian). The Plaintiff, Randal M., worked as a Master HVAC Installer for Parrish Services in Manassas, Virginia since October 15, 2008. Due to this employment, he was eligible for and enrolled in an employee welfare benefit plan that…
