Disability Insurance Blog
May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month: Do You have Disability insurance?
Many people today find themselves in a situation in which at any given time, one incident can cause financial catastrophe. A medical diagnosis, accident, injury, or some other event can…
How to Speed Up Your Application for Long-Term Disability and Social Security Disability Benefits: The Compassionate Allowances Initiative
Compassionate Allowances Can Help Speed Up Social Security Disability Payments Becoming disabled due to an injury or medical condition can be devastating. The thought of facing the future can be…
Federal Court Finds Attorney Plaintiff Entitled to Long-Term Disability Benefits for Symptoms Consistent With “Long COVID”
It is well-established that disability insurance companies do not like to pay claims. One powerful way for an insurer to issue a facially plausible denial where a disability claimant has…
What is ERISA Litigation?
How Do ERISA Lawsuits Work? If you have employee benefits sponsored by your employer and are insured under a group insurance plan, you are entitled to certain benefits. Many of…
SSDI Award Letter Helps Client Win ERISA Case
New Hope If Your Disability Insurance Claim is Denied If you file a claim for long-term disability insurance benefits, and that claim is denied, arrange at once to meet with…
McKennon Law Group Wins Case Regarding The Abuse of Discretion Standard
Good News if Your Claim for Long-Term Disability Insurance Has Been Rejected If your application for long-term disability insurance is denied, discuss your rights at once with a California life…
Is Long COVID Recognized as a Disability in California?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), around 7.5 percent of American adults have long COVID. This condition refers to a variety of symptoms that can last…
McKennon Law Group Defeats Motion to Dismiss Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim in Western Kentucky
Most Americans obtain their insurance benefits through their employment. These employee benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance. Most of these benefits are governed by the…
What Should You Know if Your Insurer Wrongly Denied Your Life Insurance Claim?
Seventy-five million U.S. families depend on a life insurance policy to protect their financial security and future. As we discuss below, if you file a life insurance claim and that…
First Circuit Concludes Insurer Failed to Sufficiently Analyze Claimant’s Ability to Perform the Duties of His Own Occupation Where the Insurer’s Analysis Focused Only on Whether Claimant Could Perform the Physical Requirements of His Occupation Without Considering Other Nonphysical Duties of His Occupation
In Winters v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston, 2022 WL 6170588 (D. Mass. 2022), the First Circuit recently denied Liberty’s motion for a judgment on the administrative record on…
