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LTD Delay………..
Below is a discussion of the problems associated with making a claim when suffering from CFIDS. Making such a long term disability claim can be very...
Read MoreHow To Get A Copy of Your ERISA Benefit Plan
Sometimes, one the hardest parts about making a claim for long-term disability is getting a copy of ERISA benefit plan. Below is an article that may help...
Read MoreLaw and Medicine Intersect
There are not many areas of the law in which medical proof is so necessary to be able to make a successful claim. Below is a useful article on this...
Read MoreFederal Judge, William Acker, Testifies Before Congress About ERISA
Below, you will find an interesting transcript which shares some of the thoughts of a senior Federal judge who had lots of ERISA cases tried before him....
Read MoreERISA / History & Purpose – McParland
When you are making a claim for long-term disability through your company's insurance plan, you will be dealing with the ERISA law. Below is an article...
Read MoreArmani v. Northwestern Mut. Live Ins. Co.
In this 2016 case, where an employee challenged the denial of long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the...
Read MoreMitchell v. CB Richard Ellis Long Term Disability Plan
In this 2009 case, an employee challenged a plan administrator's denial of long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...
Read MoreLelu v. Hartford Live & Accident Ins. Co.
In this 2009 case, the employer was the plan sponsor and plan administrator of an ERISA long-term disability benefits plan. The insurance company was the...
Read MoreChapman v. Choicecare Long Island Term Disability Plan
In this 2002 case, due to a mental disability, the claimant submitted a long term disability benefits application to an insurance company that was under...
Read MoreGibbs v. CIGNA Corp.
In this 2006 case, the district court held that $ 150,000 in "guaranteed" "minimum compensation" paid to the executrix's husband was not a salary under his...
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