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.
Linda – Middle School Worker – Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Major Depression, Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Urticarla
Major Depression, Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Urticarla
The Fields Law team helped a former middle school worker who was forced to stop working due to major depression, anxiety, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and urticaria. Her disability insurer denied her Long Term Disability benefits. The Standard claimed that she was able to perform the material duties of her job and based its denial on a doctor’s review of our client’s medical records that was entirely inaccurate. This doctor had never even seen her as a patient and he conducted a selective review of her medical records.
The appeal we drafted for our client revealed the inadequacy of this doctor’s review and showed that the doctor ignored substantial medical evidence that was contrary to his conclusions. We used medical records to show the severity and persistence of our client’s symptoms. Fields Law Firm helped the worker fight every step of the way to reverse The Standard’s denial of benefits and ensured that she continued to get the benefits she deserves.
Debbie – Financial Assistance Specialist – Rochester, Minnesota
Major Depression, Anxiety
A Financial Assistance Specialist was unable to work due to major depression and anxiety. The Hartford, which had initially paid her benefits suddenly stopped, even though she had seen no improvement in her symptoms.
She reached out to Fields Law Firm, who did not hesitate to start preparing an appeal that showed her psychological condition had not changed and that she remained entitled to benefits. In this appeal, we showed that The Hartford based its denial on a selective and partial review of our client’s medical records. We also obtained medical opinions from her treating doctors to support the persistence of her impairments. Our appeal was successful and our client was relieved when she learned that her benefits would continue. The Hartford reinstated disability benefits after the Fields Law attorneys successfully appealed its decision to discontinue a disabled worker’s benefits.
Lue – Mechanic – Roseville, Minnesota
Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis
A Maintenance Mechanic from Minnesota experienced pain in both knees, and had to use a cane or crutches to walk. His doctor diagnosed him with osteoarthritis and prescribed strong pain medication to ease his symptoms. Ultimately, his condition was too severe and he was forced to stop working. His insurance provider approved his claim for Long Term Disability benefits. Suddenly, after receiving benefits for over a year, New York Life wrote the mechanic a letter saying they would stop paying benefits because he did not meet their definition of disabled.
Upset over his loss of income, he contacted Fields Law Firm for assistance with an appeal. The attorneys at Fields Law contacted our client’s doctors and obtained updated medical reports. They submitted an appeal to New York Life with the updated medical records attached to strengthen their arguments. Ultimately, New York Life reinstated benefits for our client, and he also received a lump-sum payment for back-pay.
