Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in California
Fields Law Firm successfully recovers millions of dollars each year for our disabled clients throughout the United States. Our Long Term Disability 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 appeal and lawsuit case wins in California.
Gary – Shipping , Storing Supervisor – Manteca, California
Spondylolisthesis Lumbosacral Spine, Lumbar Heniation, Chondromalacia Osteochondral Defect, Knee Pain, Hip Pain, Coccygeal Pain, Chronic Pain
A Shipping & Storing Supervisor from California had a serious work injury and could not work anymore. His employer provided Long Term Disability insurance that he began receiving while pursuing his Workers’ Compensation claim. After his Workers’ Compensation case settled, he had to change doctors. Reliance Standard used that as an opportunity to terminate his benefits.
The team at Fields Law immediately contacted our client’s new and prior treating providers. We made sure Reliance Standard did not exploit the change in doctors by gathering statements from the doctors and updated medical records. The appeal put together by the Fields Law team got our client’s benefits restored and his back benefits paid. Our client was very happy to be able to focus on his medical treatment and not insurance company paperwork.
Edward – Surgical Technician – Reseda, California
Severe Knee Pain, Lumar Stenosis
A surgical technician at a large hospital became disabled after chronic struggles with his left knee and lumbar spine pain. After leaving his job, he applied for Long Term Disability benefits and was initially paid for a few months. Suddenly and without warning, Metlife denied ongoing benefits. The man was shocked because his job required him to be on his feet for several hours at a time during surgeries and he wasn’t able to stand for more than a few minutes.
He hired Fields Law to fight this wrongful denial of benefits. Our lawyers put together an appeal with several volumes of medical evidence and a strong report from our client’s new doctor outlining his severe limitations and inability to work. We also argued that Metlife failed to consider the medical conditions in combination. After investigation, Metlife agreed our client was disabled and reinstated his benefits. He was so happy with the representation he received that he referred a friend to Fields Law Firm.
Antionette – Member Services Representative – Buena Park, California
Post-Partum Depression, Anxiety, PTSD
A California woman was forced to leave work after her pregnancy had turned high risk. Unfortunately, she had an extensive history with post-traumatic stress disorder and, after leaving work, soon developed severe complications with depression and anxiety. She applied for benefits from her Long Term Disability carrier. However, the insurer said they needed time to evaluate her claim since it might have fallen into a pre-existing condition exclusion. Liberty Mutual then began sending the woman letter after letter, demanding all kinds of different information. Eventually, the insurer sent her a denial letter. In their denial, Liberty Mutual claimed she failed to meet her policy’s definition of disability because her medical records didn’t support restrictions and/or limitations.
Unsure of what to do next, she contacted Fields Law. The Fields Law team began gathering the information Liberty Mutual had demanded, and the attorneys started forming narrow arguments to refute the insurer’s claims. The Fields Law attorneys appealed Liberty Mutual’s decision, and the prior denial decision was overturned and our client was awarded her benefits.
