Case Name: Michelle R. Rouleau v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Date of Decision: January 25, 2017 Type of Claim: Long Term Disability under 29 U.S.C. § …
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Appeals Court Reverses District Court And Denies Claim
The case summarized here involves Damon Zaeske (“Zaeske”), who was a project manager employed by Walmart. He ceased working on April 4, 2014, as a result of chronic back pain. Walmart’s insurance plan was underwritten by Liberty Life Assurance …
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Subjective Proof Versus Objective Proof of Condition That Causes Pain
Case Name: Gilmore v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston …
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With De Novo Review Court Should Conduct Bench Trial On The Record
Case Name: Rose Bigham v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Liberty Life Assurance Company of …
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Liberty Failed To Consider The Plaintiff’s Job Description
Case Name: Mark Sapp v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston a/k/a Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Liberty …
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Court: Can’t Ignore Actual Job Duties During “Own Occ” Period
In Kavanay v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, the plaintiff sought long term disability benefits from Liberty Life, the insurer of his ERISA governed disability plan. The court held that Liberty abused its discretion, granted plaintiff …
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Surveillance is Useful Evidence to Support a Claim Denial
Case Name: Khalil v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston a/k/a Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Court: United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Liberty Life …
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Federal Court Remands STD Case to State Court
Case Name: Sherry Evans-Carmichael v. Liberty Mutual Group Inc. Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico Date of Decision: April 4, 2017 Type of Claim: Short Term Disability and Supplemental Disability Benefits Insurance …
Court Remands Case Back to Liberty Life for Further Review
Bruce Tracia (“Tracia”) was an employee of Comcast Cable Communication Management, LLC (“Comcast”) and held the job of a business account executive. He had previously worked as a line technician and several other positions while working for Comcast. …
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