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On February 18, 2010, Attorneys Dell & Schaefer and lead trial attorney Gregory Dell filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PRUDENTIAL, NYSE:PRU”), in the Eastern District of New York Federal Court.
Continue Reading Attorneys Dell & Schaefer Files Class Action Law Suit Against Prudential

Another case appeared in the U.S. Court of Appeals that highlights the importance of exhausting all the administrative options available before taking a case to court. Additionally, this case demonstrates the importance of a treating physician responding to all requests from a disability insurance company.
Continue Reading US Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Disability Benefits By Metlife

When Rosemary McGahey was denied long-term disability benefits after 24 months, she appealed Harvard University’s decision. She had been approved by Social Security for disability coverage. But Harvard claimed that their standards were different than Social Security’s.
Continue Reading Harvard University Ordered By Massachusetts Federal Court To Pay Long-Term Disability Benefits To A Former Employee

George Nevitt, a practicing attorney fell down a flight of stairs on June 19, 2001. His injuries were so severe, that The Standard Insurance Company (Standard), the company that provided his company’s employee welfare benefit plan, initially approved Nevitt’s claim for disability benefits. In April 2007, Standard terminated Nevitt’s coverage claiming that he no longer qualified because of the mental disorder limitation of the plan.
Continue Reading Federal Court Reverses Standard Insurance Company’s Denial Of Long-Term Disability Benefits To An Attorney

When Richard Geroux brought a long-term disability insurance underpayment complaint before the Tribal Court of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, L’Anse Reservation, Mich., the insurance companies involved, Assurant, Inc (Assurant) and Union Security Insurance Company (Union Security) immediately sought to remove his case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Northern Division.
Continue Reading Tribal Court Retains Jurisdiction For Tribal Member’s Disability Insurance Lawsuit Against Assurant And Union Security

Many long-term disability cases revolve around the issue of what constitutes the ability or inability to work in any gainful employment for which you “are reasonably fitted by education, training or experience.” The following case is another example.
Continue Reading Appellate Court Reverses Unum’s Denial Of Disability Benefits To A Registered Nurse (“RN”) And Trial Court Victory

A ruling in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”) acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner when it denied Elizabeth Diamond long-term disability benefits. Here is her story.
Continue Reading Disability Claimant Takes Reliance Standard To Court Twice Within 5 Years

An opinion issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in November 2009 highlights the challenges an attorney faces when a complaint for denial of disability insurance benefits involves parties from different jurisdictions.
Continue Reading Unum’s Attempts To Dismiss A Physician’s Bad Faith Disability Lawsuit Are Denied By Pennsylvania Federal Court

Dr. C, a podiatrist / podiatric surgeon, was successfully practicing in Texas prior to the injury which caused his disability. During a routine blood draw, the phlebotomist taking Dr. C’s blood sample mistakenly injected the needle too deep into Dr. C’s right arm. Dr. C immediately felt shooting and burning pain radiating down his right arm and into his hand.
Continue Reading Attorneys Dell & Schaefer Files Lawsuit And Obtains Lump-Sum Buyout Of Disability Policy For Podiatrist With Median Nerve Injury