Disability Lawyers

How to Appeal a Life Insurance Claim Denial with Equitable Relief

ERISA allows very limited remedies to life insurance claim denial. One is a breach of contract-type remedy – a claim for benefits....

Treating Physician Rule Change & Who to Believe

The treating physician rule required decision-makers to accord special deference to the opinions of treating physicians. The rule is no...

Life Insurance Lost with End of Employment – Can it be Fixed?

Many employees are covered by life insurance through their employer. Many of those policies have policy terms allowing the policy to be...

Murder, Benefits and the Slayer Statute Under ERISA

Attorneys handling estate and probate matters are very familiar with Ala. Code § 43-8-253 which provides: “(c) A named beneficiary of a...

The Dark Side of ERISA: Murder & Benefits

We often discuss the bad conduct by insurance companies and plan administrators. But what if a beneficiary engages in bad conduct? Some...

No Life Insurance For You!

Life insurance cases are very challenging when ERISA applies.

Know Your Rights: Tips on How to Use This Downtime to Review Your Benefits

Take advantage of the time on your hands, and review your benefit plans from your workplace.

Life Insurance Brings Out the Worst

Mr. Miller was a retiree from General Motors. He participated in the General Motors life insurance plan, which was through MetLife. He...