by Cody AllisonLaw 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 Moreby Cody AllisonFederal 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 Moreby Cody AllisonERISA / 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 Moreby Cody AllisonArmani 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 Moreby Cody AllisonMitchell 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 Moreby Cody AllisonLelu 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 Moreby Cody AllisonChapman 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 Moreby Cody AllisonGibbs 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...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonGeiger v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.
In this 2023 case, an insurer did not abuse its discretion in denying long-term disability (LTD) benefits to plaintiff under ERISA, as considering the...
Read Moreby Cody AllisonMongeluzo v. Baxter Travenol Long Term Disability Benefit Plan
In this 1995 case, Plaintiff brought action based on a denial of his claim for long-term disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income...
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