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Ortiz Law Firm | National Disability Law Firm
Ortiz Law Firm is dedicated to helping people recover the disability benefits they deserve. We handle group Long Term Disability (LTD) claims, individual disability insurance policy claims, ERISA disability claims, and Social Security Disability claims.
Carl Weiss claimed that long COVID left him unable to work and sought both short-term and long-term disability benefits. The District of Vermont ruled against him on every issue, finding that the medical record did not support a disability during the relevant period and that key evidence in his favor was unreliable. Case at a …
A Google senior software engineer with long COVID won his federal ERISA case after MetLife denied his long-term disability claim for lacking "objective evidence." The court found MetLife improperly dismissed his treating physicians' assessments and relied on non-examining consultants who never reviewed his actual job description. The ruling reinforces that conditions like chronic fatigue and long COVID can support valid LTD claims even without definitive lab confirmation.
We recently helped a client get her long-term disability (LTD) benefits reinstated after they were wrongfully terminated by Prudential—without having to complete a formal appeal. This case highlights the importance of experienced legal help when insurance companies create confusion or apply the wrong standards. Background: Mental Health and Long COVID Our client had been receiving …
Long COVID has left millions of people struggling with debilitating symptoms that disrupt every facet of their lives. Despite its recognized impact, disability insurance companies often attempt to deny claims by misclassifying the condition to trigger a mental or nervous limitation or citing a lack of objective diagnostic evidence. Claimants are labeled with Somatic Symptom …
When Reliance Standard terminated Christine Ward's benefits in 2022, citing insufficient evidence, Ward challenged the decision. The court found Reliance failed to properly evaluate her cognitive limitations and lacked substantial evidence to support its decision.
At the Ortiz Law Firm, we recently had the privilege of helping a client who had been unfairly denied his long-term disability (LTD) benefits. Our client became disabled due to a combination of debilitating medical conditions, including long COVID syndrome with shortness of breath and dizziness, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic migraines, dyspnea on exertion, cervical …
Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), refers to a range of symptoms that persist or develop long after the acute COVID-19 illness. Estimates suggest that between 5% and 30% of COVID-19 survivors develop long COVID, representing tens of millions of people worldwide. Now, clear patterns are emerging suggesting that COVID-19 …
Case at a Glance Claimant Win Case Abrams v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America Court United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Decided December 27, 2022 Claim type Long-Term Disability (ERISA) Insurer Unum Employer Schwabe Law Firm Occupation Trial and Appellate Lawyer Conditions Long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) Disclaimer: This …