This Week on DIAttorney.com (09/17/2011)
Disability Blog & Cases:
Group Health Plan Inc’s Actuary sues Reliastar Life Insurance Company and ING Disability Claims Management Services for recovery of disability benefits under The Ramsey Health Care Services Short Term Disability Plan
A Minnesota disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client against the Reliastar Life Insurance Company and ING Disability Claims Management Services (Reliastar & ING) for denying her claim for short term disability benefits. The case of Susan Fonseth vs Ramsey Health Care Services Short Term Disability Plan, Reliastar Life Insurance Company, and ING Disability Claims Management Services was filed at the District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Disability Blog & Cases:
Prudential denies disability benefits despite FCE Exam stating former Data Distributor Inc. employee with heart condition cannot perform sedentary occupation
A Georgia disability attorney recently filed a long term disability lawsuit due to Prudential Insurance Company’s wrongful denial of disability benefits to a former project manager. This case shows that despite strong objective evidence and a positive FCE exam in support of multiple disabling conditions, Prudential can still hire physicians that can review a file and determine that a claimant has no restrictions and limitations.
Disability Blog & Cases:
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit ruled Unum Life Insurance Company Of America is prevented from using Self-Reported Symptoms Limitation Clause to discontinue long term disability benefits payments for woman with fibromyalgia
In the case of Susie Weitzenkamp, Vs. Unum Life Insurance Company Of America, the Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit recently ruled that the Unum Life Insurance Company Of America (UNUM) cannot rely on a Self-Reported Symptoms Limitation Clause to discontinue the plaintiff’s long term disability benefits as UNUM had failed to include the self-reported symptoms limitation in the Summary Plan Description (SPD).
