Disability Blog & Cases:
Arkansas disability attorney filed lawsuit against Sun Life and Health Insurance Company on behalf of disabled Buford Media Group, LLC’s Office Manager for denial of disability benefits

In Kathryn McDaniel-Bowen vs Sun Life and Health Insurance Company F/K/A Genworth Life and Health Insurance Company, filed at the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the plaintiff Kathryn McDaniel-Bowen alleged that the Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (Sun Life) had breached its contractual obligations by denying long term disability benefits payments to her.

Disability Blog & Cases:
Disabled IKA Works, Inc. employee sues the Prudential Insurance Company of America to compel payment of disability benefits under an ERISA plan

A North Carolina disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit at the District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on behalf of a client against the Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential). In Cynthia Grimsley Vs the Prudential Insurance Company Of America, the plaintiff filed the complaint to seek the recovery of disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) from a Prudential issued Disability Plan.

Disability Blog & Cases:
Claimants under HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. Group Long Term Disability Benefits Plan sue Unum Life Insurance of America in Illinois and Nevada

Recently, two disabled employees of the HSBC Bank in Illinois and Nevada filed lawsuits against the Unum Life Insurance of America (Unum) for the wrongful denial of disability insurance benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Tenet Healthcare Corporation employee sues UNUM Life Insurance Company Of America under ERISA for wrongfully denying disability benefits by disregarding attending physician’s medical opinion

An Alabama disability attorney recently filed a lawsuit at the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum). In Joan Allred vs. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, the plaintiff Joan Allred sued Unum for the recovery of long term disability benefits due under her disability insurance plan sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Disability Blog & Cases:
Appellate Court upholds Prudential’s decision denying disability benefits to insured when he refused to attend an IME Exam

Recently, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that veteran career consultant, Anthony Polich, was not entitled to Long Term Disability (LTD) benefits after he refused to attend an Independent Medical Exam (IME) and to release relevant medical data requested by the LTD Plan administrator, Prudential Financial.