Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Minnesota
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 Minnesota.
Cheryl – Probation Officer – North Mankato, Minnesota
Mental Health
The insurance company denied a probation officer her Long Term Disability after she became unable to work with her clients due to her mental health. The disabled worker retained Fields Law to represent her in appealing Madison National’s denial. The insurer relied on the opinion of a doctor who had never seen our client and who discounted and erroneously ignored valid neuropsychological testing that demonstrated our client’s inability to work. The denial did not even consider how her mental limitations affected her ability to do her job.
Our Long Term Disability lawyers prepared an appeal for our client, which demonstrated the validity of the neuropsychological testing and obtained a letter from our client’s treating doctors to support her disability. In the end, Madison National reversed its denial of benefits and our client received back pay as well as ongoing monthly benefits.
Arnold – Public Works – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Camptocormia (Bent Spine Syndrome), Congestive Heart Failure, Advanced Osteoarthritis
A Minneapolis man had worked as a Machinist for over 35 years before being forced to leave work as a result of developing camptocormia, congestive heart failure and advanced osteoarthritis of the knees. He applied for Long Term Disability benefits from his insurance carrier, but was denied. He appealed the insurer’s denial once himself, but received a subsequent denial from the carrier.
Knowing he needed help, he retained Fields Law to represent him and fight the insurance company. His Fields Law attorney began building his appeal by reviewing the insurer’s denial letter claims and drafting pointed arguments to counter them. The Fields Law team also acquired significant medical records proving our client’s disability and a narrative report from his primary treating physician and submitted the completed appeal. After reconsideration, the insurer overturned their prior denial and approved our client’s benefits. He soon also received a check for the back benefits from his date of disability.
Jennifer – Store Manager – Lonsdale, Minnesota
Memory Loss, Anxiety, Depression
Due to significant cognitive and memory difficulties, as well as severe anxiety and depression, a store manager had to leave work. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits through her employer’s plan. At first, her claim was denied because the insurer could not “rule out” that her claim was barred by a pre-existing condition. After she was able to establish her conditions were not pre-existing, New York Life once again denied her claim for benefits based upon a medical record review that asserted her doctors failed to support their opinions with objective evidence.
The Long Term Disability lawyers at Fields Law were able to successfully argue that her doctors had provided objective testing evidence to establish her disability. Moreover, our team successfully secured narrative letters from multiple providers and persuasively argued that she satisfied the definition of disabled under the policy, and that New York Life misstated and ignored vital evidence. After reviewing our appeal, the Long Term Disability insurance company reversed its denial, paid over a year’s worth of back benefits, and began paying regular monthly disability benefits.
