ERISA Long Term Disability Case Citations and references

Virginia disability insurance attorney Ben Glass has compiled a collection of citations and quotes from Federal Courts on ERISA disability cases. This is for your reading pleasure only. This is not legal advice. No effort is being made to update the citations. Please do your own research.

DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients' cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client's case.

Miscellaneous

• CIGNA and Lucent Technologies Lose Disability Case--Court Critical of report of I. Jack Abramson, M.D.

Awarded: CIGNA Insurance Loses

• Denial Letter:
• What Regulations Govern the Claims Procedures?
• What Does "Abuse of Discretion" Mean?

Awarded: Another claimant loses because of ERISA

• Anesthesiologist who gets addicted to his drugs can't recover benefits

Awarded: Claimant loses

• Claimant wins when Disability Plan does not consider ALL ailments

Awarded: Claimant Wins

• When You Appeal to the Insurance Company, What Doctor is Supposed to Review the File?
• Is Summary Judgment the Correct Procedural Vehcle for Deciding Cases?
• Court Rips Apart Fibromyalgia Review by Jeffrey Lieberman, Rheumatologist Hired by MetLife

Awarded: Claimant Wins

• Another Court Rejects MetLife/Dr. Lieberman "Analysis" of fibroyalgia case

Awarded: Claimant Wins

• How should a judge assess disability?
• How Does a "Transferrable Skills" Analysis Work?
• Unum Tries to Re-Write Policy After Claim Was Made
• Claimant Wins CIGNA Cardiac Disability Case
• The Relationship Between ALLSUP and Prudential Insurance Company
• MetLife Abused Discretion in Chronic Pain Case--Benefit Paid
• Missouri Court Rejects AIG’s Termination of Benefits Based on FCE
• Denial of Coverage Found “Arbitrary and Capricious”
• Failing to Consider Social Security Benefits Deemed Arbitrary and Capricious
• Court Rules in Favor of Plaintiff… Returns Case to Plan Administrator?
• Court Finds for RSD Patient when Prudential Ignores Treating Physician
• Plan Admin Loses Beneficiary’s Address, then Denies Coverage
• Hartford ignores functional capacity exam and loses case
• MetLife and Amy Hopkins Lose yet again
• Court Says Unum Ordered, Then Ignored, Functional Capacity Exam
• Sun life loses rheumatoid arthritis case

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