We appeal wrongful long term disability insurance denials.
Ursula Mayer (“Mayer”) was an employee of Mercy Health Services, LLC (“Mercy”) and was covered under a long-term disability insurance policy which was issued by Cigna Group Insurance (“Cigna”). She claimed that she was totally disabled according to …
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Case Name: Stephanie Shaw v. Life Insurance Company of North America Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Life Insurance Company of North America …
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Case Name: Graham v. Life Insurance Company of North America Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Date of Decision: November 28, 2016 Type of Claim: Long Term Disability under the Employee Retirement Income …
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Case Name: Cheryl Gailey v. Life Insurance Company of North America Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Life Insurance Company of North …
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Case Name: Christopher Esbensen v. Life Insurance Company of North America Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Date of Decision: March 21, 2016 Type of Claim: Long Term Disability under the Employee …
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Here, Chernequa Dawson (“Dawson”) worked as a Care Transition Coordination (“CTC”) Nurse Care Manager and was employed by Cigna Corporation (“Cigna”). Through her employment with Cigna, she was covered under both a short-term and long-term disability …
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Case Name: Jack B. Calhoun, Jr. v. Life Insurance Company of North America Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Date of Decision: December 15, …
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Case Name: Brown v. Life Insurance Company of North America Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Date of Decision: December 12, 2014 Type of Claim: Long Term Disability Insurance Company: Life Insurance …
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In Burkhead v. Life Insurance Company of North America, the plaintiff filed for short and long term disability benefits from Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), the insurer of her ERISA governed plan. In the District Court’s Opinion, the …
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