December 2009 Archives

Our client, a Global Product Manager with a large international bank, suffers from a painful orthopedic condition that makes it impossible for him to perform in his job. Hartford went after his disabi...

In the field of disability insurance, a trend that has seen a tremendous surge has been the insurance companies' utilization of Functional Capacity Evaluations ("FCE's"). This trend has caught a numbe...

The holidays are a time of joy and celebration. But if an injury or illness has made it impossible for you to work,...

Despite acknowledging that the abuse of discretion standard of review is quite deferential to plan administrators, a court has determined that Harvard's termination of benefits was an abuse of discret...

The impact that the twin forces of a deep recession and an aging boomer population is having on increasing disability claims across the country is no news to Frankel & Newfield. The phone calls an...

Despite bringing in one of the insurance industry's big guns for hire - a doctor whose practice is more focused on helping insurance companies keep a healthy bottom line than with patient care - Frank...

Reality TV wanna-be's seem to be everywhere lately, taking their search for fame and fortune beyond the bounds of common sense. An interior designer from California appeared on a home improvement show...