Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Georgia
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 Georgia.
Rusmira – Dietary Clerk – Lawrenceville, Georgia
Complications from Back Surgery, Multiple Sclerosis
A dietary clerk from Georgia suffered from chronic back pain and loss of motor skills due to a back surgery and multiple sclerosis. She experienced constant pain and discomfort so severe that work became impossible. She was approved for Long Term Disability benefits through her insurance company at work and received benefits for about two years. Suddenly, New York Life said she would no longer receive monthly benefits because she no longer met their definition of disabled.
Worried about her income and still suffering from chronic conditions, she called Fields Law Firm for help. Our support staff walked her through every step of the process as they gathered all our client’s medical records. The Fields Law attorneys compiled the records and presented them with strong legal arguments to New York Life to appeal the denial of benefits. New York Life changed its decision, and our client received a lump-sum check for back-pay and now receives monthly benefits again.
Glenniece – Customer Service Associate – Macon, Georgia
Chronic Pain Syndrome
A Customer Service Associate at a national retail franchise left work and submitted a disability claim to her insurer due to symptoms later diagnosed as Chronic Pain Syndrome. She received a notice from Liberty Mutual, two months after her claim was supposed to start, stating benefits were denied. She searched for help online and found Fields Law Firm.
Our attorneys requested a copy of her file from Liberty Mutual and analyzed the contents. After review, our attorneys focused on building evidence to overturn the insurer’s claim decision by requesting updated medical records and the input of our client’s treating providers. The medical information was submitted along with arguments that our client’s job duties were more strenuous than Liberty Mutual had stated they were. After review, the appeal was approved and benefits were paid from the start date of the claim, onward.
Kathryn – IT Analyst – Savannah, Georgia
Back Pain, Spinal Cord Compression, Bulging Discs, Anxiety
An IT Analyst from Georgia had severe back pain which exacerbated her anxiety. Her job added to her daily stress and ultimately her combination of symptoms forced her to stop working. She battled with her insurance company for Short Term Disability benefits before they paid her, and then was denied in her application for Long Term benefits, despite recommendations from doctors saying she could not work.
She called Fields Law for help. The Fields Law team contacted our client’s treating doctors for medical records and handled all correspondence with Metlife. Our attorneys discovered that Metlife ignored key records when denying benefits. We sent a strong appeal to Metlife pointing out their errors and the insurer overturned their denial. Our client received a lump-sum for back-pay and ongoing monthly benefits. She was pleased with the professional representation Fields Law provided, and happy to be done fighting Metlife.
