Subjective Evidence and Long-term Disabilities
Posted March 1, 2021
Your Feelings and Pain Are Important for Your Group Long-Term Disability Claim A long-term disability (LTD) from an accident or illness can completely disrupt your life and reak financial havok on you and your loved ones. The symptoms of LTD vary widely, and can produce a host of restrictions and limitations. Hopefully, if you incur […]
Tips to Help You Win Your ERISA Disability Appeal
Posted January 28, 2021
You expect that your insurance and retirement plans will be there to support you if and when disability strikes. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Nevertheless, you do have protection under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA sets minimum standards that your retirement and other insurance plans must meet to provide you with […]
Appealing a Long-Term Disability Claim Denial Based on Pre-Existing Conditions
Posted January 27, 2021
When you buy long-term disability insurance, you expect that, if you become disabled your insurer will timely pay. That is not always the case, especially if you have a pre-existing condition. The insurer may try to use your pre-existing condition as a reason to wrongfully delay or deny your long-term disability claim. If you find […]
Disability Lawyer Hiring Tips
Posted January 20, 2021
1. Confirm that your lawyer exclusively litigates individual and/or group disability, insurance and ERISA claims. Disability law is highly specialized and differs significantly from personal injury or other areas of the law. A general practice attorney is often not equipped to competently handle cases involving individual or group disability benefits. Specialization is required and is […]
COVID Long Haulers and Disability Claims
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Medical and scientific professionals are learning more about COVID-19 every day and agree that having contracted the virus is not always a one-and-done matter. You or someone you know might have been diagnosed with COVID but still experience debilitating disabling symptoms long after your first ones surfaced. If you suffer from physical, cognitive or mental […]
Frank N. Darras Receives 2021 Super Lawyers Honor
Posted January 14, 2021
ONTARIO, CALIF. – Frank N. Darras, Founding Partner at DarrasLaw and America’s top disability insurance litigation attorney, has been selected to the 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Darras has received this accolade annually since 2004. Super Lawyers honors outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas annually, selecting candidates based on peer recognition and […]
DarrasLaw Sports
Posted November 24, 2020
Over the last 12 months, the nature of professional and amateur sports has changed in a way few could foresee. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, America’s economy was robust, unemployment was below 4% and the NCAA’s budget was huge. Now, the sports world (like all others) has changed radically, and the ripple effect is immense. […]
Darraslaw Recognized by Best Lawyers in Insurance Law, Health Care Law
Posted November 13, 2020
DarrasLaw was again recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Lawyers Best Law Firms ranking. Best Law Firms ranked DarrasLaw as being in Tier 1 for Insurance Law in the Inland Empire and Tier 2 in Health Care Law in the Inland Empire. DarrasLaw has been listed among the Best Law […]
Professionals Who Need Long Term Disability Insurance The Most
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There will always be a need for physical labor in offices, factories, warehouses, and supermarkets, among other settings. DarrasLaw has represented thousands of hard-working Americans from all types of occupations who have sustained injuries and/or disabling illnesses. These injuries and sicknesses have impacted their ability to return to work at the same frequency, regularity or […]