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ERISA Watch – Lawsuit Challenging Calculation of Long Term Disability Benefits Is Time-Barred.

ERISA Watch – Lawsuit Challenging Calculation of Long Term Disability Benefits Is Time-Barred.

This week’s notable decision is the plaintiff-unfriendly decision in Haase v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. CV 15-2864, 2016 WL 4076418 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 1, 2016).  Haase is a long…

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Can The Lack Of A Diagnosis Prevent You From Receiving Long Term Disability Benefits?

Our Bay Area clients often ask us whether they need a definitive diagnosis in order to receive long term disability benefits under their employer’s ERISA-governed group disability plan. For some,…

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ERISA Watch – Ninth Circuit Joins Sister Circuits In Limiting Scope Of ERISA Document Penalties.

This week’s notable decision is Lee v. ING Groep, N.V., No. 14-15848, __F.3d__ (9th Cir. July 25, 2016), where the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals joined the First, Second, Third,…

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Online Dating and Disability – Prospective Mates May Not Be The Only Ones Reading Your Profile

Long term disability insurance companies have a hard time accepting that a disability claimant does not need to be a complete shut-in to qualify for disability benefit payments.  Many of…

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Proving Entitlement to Long Term Disability Benefits Under ERISA Requires More Than Just A Disabling Medical Condition

Every good long term disability lawyer knows that getting a claim approved requires more than just showing that her client suffers from a disabling health condition.  There are nearly two…

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Do you know what your disability plan offsets?

The majority of long term disability plans offset for income that you receive from other sources. Most people are not aware of these offsets until faced with a significant reduction…

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