Category: Wrongfully Denied Claims

When you have a long-term disability policy in place, you expect that policy to cover a variety of needs, including your lost wages. According to one man, his claim for long-term disability benefits was denied by United of Omaha Life Insurance. He has filed a lawsuit against the insurance company. The case was filed in […]

Can depression be a reason for a long-term disability denial? One man, who is a physician, is suing Life Insurance Co. of North American and Does 1-10 for failing to pay him the long-term disability payments he says are due. The physician applied for long-term disability benefits in April 2013 for a psychiatric disability. The […]

When you apply for disability benefits, you expect to receive your benefits. When the insurance company denies your claim, you may feel helpless and angry. You know you have a right to your benefits, but you may not know how to pursue them. At DarrasLaw, we help those who have been denied their disability benefits. You […]

With the health insurance insurance in upheaval over the last couple years, many people do not know what to do if their claim is denied, or if they are dropped from their insurance carrier. While there are no guarantees of success, the good news is that if you have been denied a claim or been […]

When an employee receives disability benefits, he or she normally expects to continue to receive them until there is no longer a diagnosis of disability. One California man, a driver for FedEx, has filed a lawsuit against Life Insurance Co. of North America after alleging that the company wrongfully terminated his benefits. His lawsuit was […]

A man is suing Life Insurance Co. of North America, claiming that the insurance carrier wrongfully denied his long-term disability claims. The man was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2012 and was declared disabled. He underwent two brain surgeries and radiation therapy. Those treatments left him with permanent damage. The plaintiff alleges that he […]

The office of the state attorney general in New York reached a settlement with BlueShield and two sister organizations. In addition, there is also a requirement for the insurance company to review and revise its current practices. HealthNow, BlueShield’s parent company, issued a statement saying that it would make the changes needed to ensure the […]

HealthNow, New York Inc., will be paying claims it wrongfully denied for thousands of covered individuals. The announcement was made by Eric T. Schneiderman, New York’s attorney general. The wrongfully denied claims total over $1.6 million. The attorney general reported that the company, for which about 573,700 people in New York rely on for health […]

A man who says he is disabled claims his insurer wrongfully denied his long-term disability benefits. The man has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The named defendant is United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. The plaintiff alleges that when he became disabled and filed a claim […]

If you file a claim for disability insurance benefits, your insurance company will likely ask for copies of your state and federal tax returns. Can they really do that? In the latest installment of our Disability FAQ video series, we explain what personal information your insurance company is legally entitled to, what they intend to […]