In Cassidy v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled in favor of Aetna in a Long Term Disability Insurance Claim. The decision was issued on May 21, 2021. The Long Term Disability …
Court Finds There is a Reasonable Basis for USLIC Denial
Mr. Calkin was a 65-year-old manager of architectural design for AIG from June 10, 2013, through June 24, 2014. Mr. Calkin suffered from impingement syndrome in his left shoulder, brachial plexopathy (a form of neuropathy), bilateral shoulder pain, …
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Customer Service Representative Denied Due to Pre-Existing Limitation
Ms. Harrison was a claimant who worked as a customer service representative for a cash advance lender. Her duties included selling financial products to customers, providing customer service, handling money, and overseeing financial transactions. She …
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Court Remands Case for Additional Review
In this case, Tommy W. Senegal (“Senegal”) had a long-term disability policy that was administered by Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”) as a benefit of his employment by Cequel III, LLC (“Cequel”). Senegal worked for Cequel as a …
Standard Did Not Act in an Arbitrary and Capricious Manner
Marybeth M. Donlick (“Donlick”) was employed as a truck driver for Chesapeake Energy Corporation (“Chesapeake”). Through her employment, Donlick received coverage for a long-term disability benefits plan, which was administered by Standard Insurance …
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Liberty’s Long Term Disability Denial was Supported
In this case, David Diaz (“Diaz”) was the district manager at JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (“JM Family Enterprises”) between September 2010 and October 2015. JM Family Enterprises’ had an employee benefit plan which covered long-term disability …
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Court Rules a Suitable Job for Claimant Doesn’t Exist
Carianne Deroo (“Deroo”) worked as an employee for Beaumont Hospital as a Clinical Nurse II. This role involved full-time work as a registered nurse which required patient care. Through her employment with Beaumont Hospital, Deroo was covered by a …
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Court Rules That United of Omaha Must Pay
Brenda Counts (“Counts”) previously worked as an employee of Denver Wholesale Florest-Flint as a flower sales specialist. Her job title was formally known as “Inside Sales Associate” which required “[m]aking sales calls, pulling product[,] and …
Court: Sedgwick’s Decision Reasonable and Supported
Lisa Conner (“Conner”) worked as a perioperative nurse at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Through her employment, she held a policy under the Ascension Health (“Ascension”) Long-Term Disability Plan. This plan was administered by Sedgwick. The language …
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Court Affirms Hartford Decision to Deny Benefits
Keyton Benson (“Benson”) was employed by Tower Hill Insurance Group. Through his employer, Benson was eligible for long term disability benefits through a policy issued by Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”). The policy …