Category: erisa disability appeals

A 60-year-old internist for a large well-known New York-based hospital suffered from multiple degenerative spinal conditions. Her conditions became progressively worse, and it became increasingly diff...

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The difficulties of ERISA litigation have been discussed often, and in those situations where “success” occurs, courts often “permit” a fee application to be taken under consideration. A recen...

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Partners Justin C. Frankel and Jason A. Newfield, founders of the national disability insurance law firm Frankel & Newfield, have been named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list as two of the ...

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We were contacted by a 60-year-old Contracts Manager and Attorney at a world leading project development and construction group who had enjoyed a successful and rewarding career until her illness made...

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The Department of Education announced last week that it will cancel $5.8 billion in student debt for a particular group of individuals – those more than 320,000 borrowers with a total and permanent ...

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Disability claims are denied for many different reasons, but Unum insurance has a reputation for wrongfully denying disability claims. Unum has been criticized on national news, been involved in cl...

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After more than a year of nonstop emergencies, another impact of the pandemic is being seen: residual trauma throughout the healthcare profession. Pandemic-related stress has hit all sectors, but no p...

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Frankel & Newfield is pleased to report that we successfully overturned an ERISA disability denial for a woman with a mental/nervous claim. Despite many years of aggressive treatments to resolve h...

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If MetLife has denied or terminated your long-term disability insurance claim, and it is a policy through your employer, the first thing you need to know is the window of time to appeal the denial or ...

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Mutual of Omaha has a persistent history of wrongfully denying ERISA disability claims, which we see regularly in our law practice. A recent case in federal court found that the company wrongfully den...

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