by Carrie J. Feit | Dec 28, 2009 | Archive
On December 16, 2009, a district court in Illinois ruled that Unum was not “downright unreasonable” in terminating an HIV claimant’s long-term disability benefits, despite reported fatigue, vision problems and diarrhea. The Court found that the Plaintiff was not...
by Carrie J. Feit | Dec 23, 2009 | Archive
On December 11, 2009, a district court out of Arkansas ordered Unum to reinstate a claimant’s long-term disability benefits that she had been receiving as a result of degenerative disc disease including arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. Although the Court reviewed...
by Carrie J. Feit | Dec 18, 2009 | Archive
On December 16, 2009, the Fifth Circuit held that the failure of a disability claim administrator to provide its basis for denial on appeal during the initial adverse determination did not deprive the Plaintiff of a “full and fair review” or result in any significant...
by Carrie J. Feit | Dec 17, 2009 | Archive
The Sixth Circuit, reversing a district court opinion, found that Zurich American Insurance Company abused its discretion in determining that the loss of a claimant’s leg in a motorcycle accident was not “accidental” simply because he was intoxicated, and that...
by Carrie J. Feit | Dec 16, 2009 | Archive
Today, December 16, 2009, where total disability was not in question, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court opinion that found that MetLife did not abuse its discretion by concluding that Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy fell into the disability insurance policy’s...
