September 2015 Archives

The neurological basis for fibromyalgia was analyzed in a session at the American Pain Society’s annual scientific meeting earlier this year. According to a study presented at the medical conference, fibromyalgia is now considered to be a lifelong central nervous system disorder which is responsible for amplified pain that shoots through the body. Dr. David […]

Regular readers of this blog know that we like to keep our eyes and ears open to trends in the disability insurance law area. We read the latest reports that are positioned quite skillfully by the large insurance companies as well as legal publications and websites, but there’s one source that we know is always […]

Partners Justin C. Frankel and Jason A. Newfield have been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list as two of the top New York metro area lawyers for 2015. Both Frankel and Newfield were also named Super Lawyers in 2013 and 2014, and Frankel was selected in 2011. Each year, no more than […]

We have again been invited to participate in a national conference on ERISA Litigation and find ourselves in excellent company. The 10th National Forum on ERISA Litigation, presented by the American Conference Institute on October 26- 27 in New York City, is one of the leading conferences on this complex legal area. Participants include leaders […]

A Federal Court on Long Island, New York, has determined that Aetna’s decision to terminate benefits to an ERISA claimant was arbitrary and capricious, where Aetna failed to address substantial evidence that was in the record. Despite the Court providing deference to Aetna, and applying the challenging arbitrary and capricious standard of review to its […]