It has been described as a roller coaster ride. Its vacillating highs and lows have been depicted as contrasting episodes marked by euphoric upsides and sometimes overwhelming hopelessness. In fact, bipolar disorder is a serious medical condition that affects people...
Depression: often a target for insurers’ blowback
Depression is often a long-term and debilitating condition of life-altering proportions. As such, it is far from a trivial challenge for the legions of individuals across the country suffering from depression. We note on our website at the disability law office of...
Spotlighting the ERISA administrative appeal process
We noted in a recent ERISA Law Center blog post an individual’s understandable urge to immediately take an insurer to court following a denial or termination of disability benefits. Doing so would seem to be “a natural course of action.” Yet, it would be advisable to...
Considerations re litigating a denied disability claim
A perfectly just and logical world would mandate that insurance companies routinely uphold their part of the bargain in long-term disability matters. That is, the actions of an insurer (e.g., timely paying premiums and providing honest information in policy...
Win Against Metlife & Verizon Plan
We successfully represented Kathleen Boxell in her claim for LTD benefits. Boxell suffers from fibromyalgia and related conditions. Her plan, which is self-insured, is administered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"). In Boxell v. The Plan for Group...
What’s Rumor & What’s Fact? Advice from long term disability lawyers.
Here at the , we're proud of the fact that we're able to represent America's disabled in helping them obtain disability, life insurance benefits, and much more. We're devoted to serving our clients with professionalism, courtesy, and...
AT&T Disability Plans
AT&T and its numerous subsidiaries have a common short-term and long-term disability plan. Depending on your date of hire, you may be eligible for 26 or 52 weeks of short-term disability benefits potentially followed by long-term disability benefits. Under the...