Keeping disability insurance companies honest & Helping claimants collect LTD or STD benefits
Disability Blog & Cases:
Jean Pentecost and her Montana disability lawyer file a complaint against CIGNA
On June 6, 2011, Jean Pentecost sued CIGNA for her disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in the United States District Court of Montana, Butte Division. Seeking long term disability benefits as well…
Plaintiff Robert DeMoss appeals from an order of the district court in favor of the defendant, Matrix Absence Management, Inc. (Matrix).
As an employee of LSI Logic Corporation, Robert DeMoss was a participant in his employer’s LTD group insurance policy administered by Matrix. On May 10, 2002 Matrix found DeMoss eligible for LTD benefits based…
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…
Resolved Cases:
CIGNA denies benefits after paying for 10 years, but Disability Attorney Stephen Jessup wins benefits for 60 year old client with fibromyalgia
For ten years our client was receiving long term disability benefits from CIGNA under an ERISA governed Group Disability Policy (Jaycor) due to a litany of medical conditions, which included Adult…
Alleging that AETNA Life and Boeing have violated ERISA (Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974) by refusing to pay her earned disability insurance benefits, Deborah Rodriguez has filed a lawsuit in the United State District Court of Utah Central Division. Asking the Court to find in her favor against both AETNA and Boeing, Rodriguez and…
If a claimant has a pre-existing condition they need to be aware of the pre-existing provision prior to filing an application for disability benefits and prior to stopping work. Almost all disability insurance policies contain pre-existing condition provisions.
Most pre-existing condition provisions state that if a claimant files a disability claim related to the same…
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:
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…
