This Week on DIAttorney.com (11/19/2011)
FAQ - General Questions:
Will a disability insurance company watch me on Facebook or other social media sites?
In this video Nationwide Disability Insurance Attorney Gregory Dell discusses the precautions that all disability insurance claimants using Facebook should consider.
Disability Blog & Cases:
Employees of Boeing and Bank of America sue Aetna for denying disability benefits under ERISA regulations
Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) was recently sued three times in the Federal District Court of South Carolina by three separate Plaintiffs for short-term and/or long-term disability benefits violations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In each of the three cases filed by South Carolina disability attorneys, Aetna is accused of illegally denying the Plaintiffs’ claims for short-term disability (STD) and/or long-term disability (LTD) benefits as promised under their respective plans.
Disability Blog & Cases:
Panasonic and Microsoft employees sue Prudential in Tennessee and Indiana for denying their disability claims
Two Plaintiffs filed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuits against the Prudential Insurance Company of America in Tennessee and Indiana Federal Court. In both cases it is alleged that Prudential wrongfully denied the claims of both Plaintiffs for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.
Disability Blog & Cases:
Wyeth Pharmaceutical/Pfizer Senior Attorney suffering from disability sues Ohio National Life Insurance Company for denial of disability benefits
A Pennsylvania disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit against The Ohio National Life Insurance Company. The Plaintiff worked as a Senior Attorney in the Wyeth Pharmaceutical (now Pfizer) Global Business Development Legal Group. Plaintiff purchased a Disability Insurance Policy from Ohio National on May 14, 1999, then purchased another Disability Insurance Policy from Ohio National on September 24, 1999.
