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Our client, an MRI TECH, was disabled due to multiple sclerosis and degenerative disc disease resulting in a neck surgery. Prudential challenged our client’s disabling condition by approving and denying her claim multiple times throughout a 9 year period.Continue Reading Prudential Reverses Decision to Terminate LTD Benefits of MRI Tech with MS

In this Prudential disability benefit denial disability attorney Stephen Jessup was able to prove that our client was disabled by cognitive disorders and not a mental nervous condition. As a result of the Prudential appeal victory, our client, a lawyer, will receive long term disability benefits beyond the 24 month mental nervous limitation.Continue Reading Lawyer Wins 24 Month Mental Nervous Prudential Disability Denial

Our client was a director at KPMG in the tax consulting department. He was disabled due to depression and anxiety and he was a high wage earner with a monthly disability benefit over $20,000. Prudential used a nurse to review his medical records and then denied benefits based upon the nurse’s opinion.Continue Reading KPMG Tax Consultant Wins Prudential Disability Appeal

Prudential wrongfully denied long term disability benefits to a registered nurse working for Davita inc. In this long term disability denial Prudential relied on a medical record by a nurse to deny benefits. Attorneys Alex Palamara and Gregory Dell discuss how they were able to get the Prudential disability denial reversed and provide tips for how to avoid a Prudential long term disability denial.Continue Reading Nurse Wrongfully Denied LTD Benefits By Prudential Wins Appeal

Chronic fatigue syndrome cases are often challenged with great scrutiny by Prudential. This video with long term disability attorneys Gregory Dell and Rachel Alters discusses how we were able to get Prudential to reverse their wrongful long term disability denial.Continue Reading Research Epidemiologist with chronic fatigue / ME wins LTD appeal against Prudential

This was a great Prudential disability insurance appeal victory against Prudential. Prudential initially approved disability insurance benefits to our client for a limited period of time after our client had neck surgery. It is classic for us to see a Prudential disability denial in which they say that a claimant can return to work after a 12 week recovery period post surgery. Continue Reading A Sexton at Princeton University Denied Prudential Disability Insurance Benefits After Neck Surgery

Prudential denied short term disability benefits but Attorney Alex Palamara was able to quickly submit an appeal and get the disability benefits paid. In this video long term disability attorneys Gregory Dell and Alex Palamara discuss Prudential’s reason for denying long term disability benefits and the strategies taken to get the disability denial reversed.Continue Reading Operations Planner With Osteoarthritis & Anxiety Wins Prudential Disability Appeal

Prudential is one of the world’s largest long term disability insurance carriers and often will offer long term disability insurance claimants a lump sum buyout of their policy—providing the claimant with a lump sum of money in exchange for canceling the policy and eliminating the claimant’s right to ongoing disability benefits from Prudential. While this can often make financial sense for a claimant who needs these funds to pay bills or retrain for a different career, it’s not a decision that should be entered into lightly. Read on to learn more about some of the benefits and considerations of negotiating a lump sum settlement and buyout for your Prudential long term disability policy.
Continue Reading What to Know About Your Prudential Disability Buyout Options

In the case of Michael J. Pacquin v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, Plaintiff Pacquin, a Business Development Director for Transistor Devices, Inc. (TDI), was infected with the West Nile Virus in 2003. As a result, he contracted encephalitis and sustained brain damage. This left him with cognitive difficulties that made it impossible for him to continue his employment.

He was covered under a disability insurance policy which provided him benefits for the first 24 months when he was disabled from working in his regular occupation. After that, in order to qualify for benefits, he had to show that he was disabled from working in any occupation for which he was reasonably qualified.Continue Reading Court Orders Prudential to Reinstate Long Term Disability Benefits