Short & Long Term Disability Lawsuit Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients
Fields Law Firm successfully recovers millions of dollars each year for our disabled clients throughout the United States. Our Long Term Disability litigation experience is matched by very few other law firms in the country and has earned us a national reputation.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability lawsuit case wins.
Debbie – Chief Exectutive Officer – Staunton, Virginia
Sjogren’s Syndrome, Leucopenia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A chief executive officer in Virginia suffered from Sjogren’s Syndrome, Leucopenia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. After her doctors removed her from work, she applied for Long Term Disability benefits through her employer’s plan. Unfortunately, the insurance company denied her claim for benefits. She appealed this decision on her own but was unable to reverse the insurer’s decision.
Having exhausted her appeals, she reached out to Fields Law for help filing a lawsuit. Our team filed a lawsuit on our client’s behalf and entered into settlement negotiations with the insurer’s attorney. Our attorneys were able to negotiate a settlement permitting our client to move on from this matter, without having to go to court over her claim.
Eugene – Construction Rigger – Houston, Texas
Knee Replacement, Complications from Leukemia Treatment
A construction rigger from Texas was finally in remission after a fight with Leukemia. The treatments left him with severe inflammation and pain in his upper back and neck. Additionally, he experienced pain from a knee replacement. The symptoms were too much and he was forced to stop working. He applied for Long Term Disability benefits but the insurance company denied him, saying that he could return to work. His job required heavy lifting and mobility that he no longer had.
He contacted Fields Law to help restore his income. The Fields Law attorneys contacted our client’s doctors for updated medical records, and reviewed the claim file from the insurance company. Our attorneys submitted a strong appeal to the insurer, but the decision was unchanged. The Fields Law attorneys then filed a lawsuit in federal court to fight for our client’s benefits. During preparation for trial, our attorneys negotiated a generous lump-sum settlement. Our client was overjoyed to be through fighting his insurance company, and pleased with the professional representation Fields Law provided.
Jonathan – Electrician – Richmond, Texas
Clubfoot Deformity, Failed Surgical Reconstruction, Degenerative Joint Disease, Arthritis, CRPS
An electrician from Texas suffered from clubfoot deformity, failed surgical reconstruction, degenerative joint disease, arthritis and complex regional pain syndrome. Originally, his claim for Long Term Disability benefits was approved through his employer’s plan. However, after the definition of disability changed under the policy, requiring our client to be disabled from Any Occupation, the insurer discontinued his benefits.
With his conditions worsening and no training to perform other work, he contacted Fields Law for help fighting this decision. Our team put together an appeal outlining that our client’s chronic and severe conditions were in fact worsening over time. We gathered support in the form of narrative reports from our client’s treating doctors and vocational evidence in terms of his transferable skills, all pointing to the fact that our client continued to be disabled under the policy. Regrettably, the insurance company denied this appeal and Fields Law filed a lawsuit on our client’s behalf. Our team was then able to negotiate a settlement of the claim without requiring our client to go to court.
