In the past week, The Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty Life) was recently sued for denying disability insurance benefits to claimants in the states of Florida, South Carolina and Michigan. The disability lawsuits were undertaken as a result of failure to comply with the provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Disability Blog & Cases:
Oregon Judge orders Standard Insurance Company to pay disability insurance benefits beyond the 24 month mental disorder limitation

In James F. Kitterman Vs Standard Insurance Company and Standard Select Trust Insurance Plans, the plaintiff, through his Oregon disability attorney, brought an ERISA action against the Standard Insurance Company (Standard) seeking

Debra Letvinuck sued Aetna in District Court after Aetna denied her short-term and long-term disability benefits. After the District Court concluded that Aetna did not abuse its discretion in denying Letvinuck benefits, Letvinuck appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Aetna both funds and administers the Plan’s long-term disability benefits.

Aetna’s dual role rendered

Disability Blog & Cases:
California disability attorney sues Standard Insurance Company for denial of long term disability benefits payments to paraplegic

In the case of D. Nielsen Pollock Vs Standard Insurance Company, filed at the District Court for the Southern District Of California, the plaintiff complained that the Standard Insurance Company (Standard Insurance) have

Connie White waited more than five years to file a lawsuit against MetLife for denial of her disability benefits. The law in Louisiana only provided Ms. White 5 years to file her legal action. The district court dismissed her disability claim and the 5th Circuit court of appeals affirmed the denial. Disability insurance claimants need

Disability Blog & Cases:
Office medical specialist suffering with fibromyalgia and CFS hires Arizona Disability Attorney to sue CIGNA for denial of disability benefits

Anita Barajas has taken her disability claim to the United States District Court of Arizona in an attempt to force University Physicians, Inc. (“UPI”), CIGNA Group Insurance, and Life Insurance Company