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Who Pays Your Disability Insurance Premiums Matters
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Watch disability attorneys Gregory Dell and Cesar Gavidia discuss the way an insured chooses to pay their premiums has an impact on the taxability of their benefits when filling a claim.
When do I need to file an ERISA lawsuit?
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Watch attorneys Gregory Dell and Alex Palamara to learn about the deadline for filing an ERISA lawsuit.
I am collecting unemployment benefits. Can I collect disability insurance benefits too?
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Disability attorneys Gregory Dell & Cesar Gavidia discuss how challenging it is for a disabled claimant to obtain disability benefits when they are receiving or have received unemployment benefits.
IME Exams from Disability Insurance Companies are on the Rise
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Watch our latest video discussing the increase of disability IME exams and how you can be prepared.
Has Unum Increased Long Term Disability Denials?
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UNUM insurance company seems to been firing up more denials and looking at people that have been on claim for a while. Most claimants think that if they have been on claim for a few years, then they should remain on claim until the policy ends. Unfortunately this is not true as Unum is…
Disability Lawyer Rachel Alters Discusses ERISA Disability Lawsuits
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Hundreds of ERISA disability lawsuits are filed every year as a result of the denial of disability insurance benefits. In this video, nationwide disability attorneys Rachel Alters and Gregory Dell discuss some of the most common issues that we see when and ERISA disability lawsuit needs to be filed. Hopefully this video will provide some…
I have two different disability insurance policies and I am approved for SSD. Can both disability companies deduct my monthly benefit by the amount of the SSDI payment?
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It depends on the language of the insurance policy. Mostly likely the answer is YES, each disability insurance company can deduct the full amount of the SSDI payment from each of the disability benefit payments. Read more here.
ERISA Disability Benefit Lawsuit Against Prudential Dismissed for Failure to File Timely
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In Thomas v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, et al., plaintiff Thomas learned the hard way the importance of filing an ERISA lawsuit within the time frames established by the employer-sponsored disability benefits plan. Without even referencing the medical condition upon which Thomas based her claim for long-term disability benefits, a federal district court in Louisiana dismissed her lawsuit due to her failure to file it on time.
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After submission of an ERISA disability appeal, when can I file an ERISA disability lawsuit?
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Federal law governing ERISA disability lawsuits requires claimants to submit an administrative appeal of the denial of benefits before they can file a lawsuit in the federal district court. In the recent case of Lewis-Burroughs v. The Prudential Insurance of America, et al., the plaintiff filed an administrative appeal and, according to Prudential’s own rules, consistent with federal law, the insurer had a maximum of 90 days to render its decision.
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