Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against New York Life
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 case wins against New York Life.
Kimberly – Billing Administrator – Wilmington, Massachusetts
Schizophrenia, Low Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease
A Billing Administrator from Massachusetts suffered from Schizophrenia and Low Back Pain. Eventually, the combination of her conditions made work impossible. She applied for Long Term Disability through her employer’s insurance plan and received benefits for five years. New York Life stopped paying her after five years because they said she could return to work.
Worried about her lost income, she called Fields Law for help. Our team obtained the claim file from New York Life and found that the insurer overlooked key records about our client’s conditions. The Fields Law attorneys drafted a strong appeal to the insurance company based on the factual and legal errors from New York Life, as well as updated expert opinions. New York Life changed their mind and our client received a lump-sum payment for back-pay and ongoing monthly benefits. She is happy to be through worrying about her disability claim and is pleased to have hired Fields Law.
Brande – Field Tech – Lansing, Illinois
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, End Stage Renal Failure
A young woman from Illinois suffered from Lupus and also suffered from renal failure. As a result, she was unable to perform her job as a Field Tech for a communications company. Her Long Term Disability insurer initially accepted her claim and paid benefits for nearly five years. New York Life later denied her benefits claiming that her disability was not clinically supported.
Clearly unable to work and unsure of what to do, she reached out to Fields Law. Her attorneys at Fields Law began reviewing the entire file from New York Life. After completing this review, we updated medical records and obtained statements from multiple doctors that our client had treated with. With the updated records and reports, our attorneys drafted an appeal which outlined how our client’s condition prevented her from working and that New York Life had failed to show that her condition had improved at all. New York Life reversed its decision and reinstated our client’s monthly benefits. Our client was relieved to hear that she would be getting her benefits back.
Charles – Tower Attendant – Chicago, Illinois
Torn Rotator Cuff, Wrist Pain
A Chicago man suffered injuries to his left shoulder and both wrists. Due to his condition, he was unable to continue working in his physically demanding job as a Tower Attendant for a telecommunications company. His Long Term Disability insurer, accepted his claim and initially paid benefits. However, he was later cut off for allegedly failing to provide evidence that his disability was ongoing.
Unsure of what to do, he reached out to Fields Law where our attorneys began by updating our client’s medical records to submit to the insurance company. In addition, we provided the insurance company with the results of a Functional Capacity Evaluation that our client had under gone which showed he was disabled. Upon review, the insurance company reversed their decision and reinstated payment of his monthly benefits.
