June 2010 Archives

One of the elements of a successful long term disability claim is the ability to demonstrate regular medical care and a treatment regimen consistent with the disability. When examining a claim, long t...

Our client worked as a Nurse Anesthetist for many years, a profession that requires a high degree of precision and manual dexterity. He underwent surgery on his cervical spine in 2006. Unfortunately, ...

After representing long term disability insurance claimants for many years, we are familiar with many of the resources used by our insurance opponents. This includes the in-house attorneys, the outsid...

A cancer survivor, suffering from also lupus, Hashimoto's Disease (a thyroid disorder) and obesity, contacted the disability insurance law firm Frankel & Newfield after Prudential denied her long ...

The Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit has issued a strong pro-claimant decision. What makes this decision significant is that the Court acknowledges that Hartford abused its discretion in denying be...

Unlike a privately owned Long Term Care Disability Insurance Policy, where you get to choose the policy, the selection of various additional riders or policy enhancements, and the company you purchase...

If you have a long term disability insurance policy governed by ERISA, the United States Supreme Court has just handed down a decision in Hardt v. Reliance Standard that is very encouraging to policy ...