Your claim may have been denied based on what is known as an “on-paper” medical review. This is also known in the industry as a “peer review”. We agree that it is infuriating to have a claim denied on the basis of a report from a doctor who has never seen, treated, evaluated or examined […]

Lawyers, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, senior level company officials, and even insurance executives come to Frankel and Newfield for help with their long term disability insurance claims. Often, it’s after they have tried and failed to handle a claim themselves. Disability insurance policies are complex legal documents. They are different than other insurance […]

We assist clients in all stages of their claims, and this review on Avvo shows how working with an experienced long term disability attorney in advance of filing a claim can be beneficial. I first retained Jason Newfield several years ago, when I was contemplating a potential disability insurance claim. We discussed the issues and […]

A Federal Judge has determined that a claimant is entitled to her benefits from Liberty Mutual, after her claim had been terminated and her appeal denied. The Court, weighing the evidence on a de novo review, determined that the claimant’s medical support was of more quality than the evidence developed by Liberty Life, which included […]