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Ortiz Law Firm Helps Financial Manager Recover Wrongly Denied Long-Term Disability Benefits

May 5, 2025 // by Nick Ortiz

At the Ortiz Law Firm, we fight to make sure insurance companies live up to their obligations. Recently, we helped a Charles Schwab financial manager regain the claimant’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits after Lincoln National wrongfully terminated the claimant’s disability claim. Denial of a Valid Disability Claim Our client is disabled and …

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Category: Case Summary Blog
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Navigating Lincoln Financial’s Long-Term Disability Appeals Process: Responding to Independent Physician Reviews

April 4, 2025 // by Nick Ortiz

When appealing a long-term disability (LTD) claim denial with Lincoln Financial Group, claimants often encounter an independent physician review. Lincoln, like many other insurance companies, uses these independent reviews to re-evaluate a claimant’s medical condition and determine if it is consistent with the reported functional limitations. Here, …

Read moreNavigating Lincoln Financial’s Long-Term Disability Appeals Process: Responding to Independent Physician Reviews
Category: Long-Term Disability Denials and Appeals
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$150 Thousand In Potential Future LTD Benefits Recovered For Former Claims Adjuster With Fibromyalgia

March 21, 2025 // by Nick Ortiz

We recently had the privilege of representing a former claims adjuster for an insurance company who faced an overwhelming array of health issues. Her life was deeply affected by chronic severe pain and a series of debilitating conditions, including osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and complications following breast cancer, among others. Lincoln …

Read more$150 Thousand In Potential Future LTD Benefits Recovered For Former Claims Adjuster With Fibromyalgia
Category: Case Summary Blog
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Ortiz Law Firm Recovers $485,000 In Disability Benefits For HEB Employee

March 14, 2025 // by Nick Ortiz

I recently had the privilege of representing a 53-year-old client who previously worked as a production meat packer at HEB, Inc. She faced many serious health challenges that made it impossible for her to continue working. Her medical conditions included kidney failure, chronic pain in multiple joints, neuropathy in both arms and legs, …

Read moreOrtiz Law Firm Recovers $485,000 In Disability Benefits For HEB Employee
Category: Case Summary Blog
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Ortiz Law Firm Helps Client Recover Long-Term Disability Benefits From Lincoln

February 17, 2025 // by Nick Ortiz

At the Ortiz Law Firm, we understand how devastating it can be to face a denial of long-term disability (LTD) benefits when you’re already battling significant health challenges. One of our recent cases is a testament to our unwavering commitment to helping clients secure the benefits they deserve. The Challenge Our client, a former data …

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Category: Case Summary Blog
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Long-Term Disability Benefits For Meta Employees

November 20, 2024 // by Nick Ortiz

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, is a leading tech giant known for its expansive reach and innovation in social media and communication platforms. Meta employees, whether in technical, creative, or business roles, work in an incredibly dynamic and fast-paced environment. Meta offers long-term disability …

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Category: Long-Term Disability
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Pifer v. Lincoln – Court Remands Disability Claim For Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

October 11, 2024 // by Nick Ortiz

Rebecca Pifer, a former dental analyst for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, filed a lawsuit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston to recover long-term disability benefits. Note: Lincoln Life typically operates under the branded name of Lincoln National. Initially …

Read morePifer v. Lincoln – Court Remands Disability Claim For Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Category: Case Summary Blog
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Till v. Lincoln – Claimant Failed To Provide Adequate Documentation To Support Claim

April 30, 2020 // by Nick Ortiz

Lincoln denied the Plaintiff’s LTD claim. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit in Federal Court. Lincoln filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law, to which Till responded with a motion for summary judgment. After a full briefing, the district court entered an order granting Lincoln’s motion and denying Till’s. The district court also subsequently …

Read moreTill v. Lincoln – Claimant Failed To Provide Adequate Documentation To Support Claim
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Zerangue v. Lincoln – Case Dismissed Because Claimant Did Not Apply For Benefits

April 6, 2020 // by Nick Ortiz

In Zerangue v. Lincoln National, Lena Zerangue (“Zerangue”) filed an ERISA suit against The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (“Lincoln”) in an attempt to recover long-term disability benefits that she believed she should receive. Because of her employment with Alliance Benefit Partners, Zerangue held policy coverage under both short-term and …

Read moreZerangue v. Lincoln – Case Dismissed Because Claimant Did Not Apply For Benefits
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