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ERISA Long Term Disability | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia This disability case involved a rare middle ear condition known as “endolymphatic hydrops,” a precursor to Meniere’s disease. This condition causes balance problems, nausea and sensitivity to pressure changes. The firm assisted in developing persuasive medical evidence, including additional testing for [...]

Life Insurance, Bad Faith This case involved the pre-suit settlement of several life insurance claims for $6,500,000.00, over 93% of the value of the policies. The Insurer wrote $7,000,000.00 in coverage on an 80 year old man with a history of bladder cancer, longstanding high blood pressure and a first degree atrioventricular block. The insured [...]

Accidental Death & Dismemberment, ERISA Man with 22 year work history as commercial airplane mechanic injured in explosion at work for Delta. His doctors felt he had a traumatic brain injury causing total, permanent disability. Prudential and Delta's workers compensation carrier relied on non-treating doctors who accused the client of exaggerating and malingering. We arranged [...]

RW overcomes Sedwick/Delta denial of benefits for Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Background The claimant in this short-term disability case became disabled following a vacation to Dubai. While in Dubai, the claimant contracted a serious upper respiratory infection, thought to be viral in nature. As a consequence, he began suffering from severe fatigue and insomnia, as well [...]

Our client, a renowned and highly successful orthopedic surgeon who specialized in hip and knee-replacement surgery, took out a high-premium, high-coverage disability policy with Certain Underwriters of Lloyd’s. High-end disability policies are often referred to colloquially as “Cadillac” policies. In this case, it was more like a “Rolls-Royce” policy. The orthopedic surgeon paid very high [...]

If you missed your deadline to file a claim or appeal your claim denial - you may still be able to take advantage of a temporary extension of those deadlines due to the pending Covid-19 epidemic. On March 13, 2020, the President declared a state of National Emergency due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the [...]

In a recent article, Long Term Disability Claims for Cognitive Disorders, we discussed the challenges presented with disability claims based on cognitive disorders. These are medical conditions that interfere with intellectual or cognitive abilities, such as memory, concentration, planning, problem-solving, reasoning, verbal and written communication, and other logical processes. They are oftentimes “invisible” medical conditions, [...]