Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against The Standard
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 The Standard.
Marjorie – Project Director – Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Hyperreflexia and Neuropathy Status Post Cervical Decompression
A project director left work due to a spinal abscess impinging her spinal cord. She underwent a cervical compression surgery, which was ultimately successful, but she was left with severe neurological deficits like widespread neuropathy and hyperreflexia. She applied for and was paid disability benefits for several years until she eventually returned to work in a part time capacity.
The Standard initially paid her partial disability benefit, but after a few months, she was denied. The Standard stated she was able to return to work in a full-time capacity. The Fields Law attorneys contested the denial, and worked with our client’s treating doctors to build medical evidence to show she remained disabled under the policy. After a review of the appeal, The Standard reinstated benefits and paid all outstanding backpay.
Mark – Internal Auditor – Covina, California
Multiple Sclerosis
A man from California suffered from multiple sclerosis which caused him significant fatigue that prevented him from working. His Long Term Disability insurer, initially accepted and paid his claim for Long Term Disability benefits. Later on, they denied his claim arguing that he had the functional capacity to perform a sedentary occupation.
Not knowing what he was supposed to do, he found the attorneys at Fields Law. The Fields Law team reviewed all of the records from the insurance company and started gathering updated records. Our attorneys drafted a winning appeal which forced the insurance company to reinstate benefits. The client felt an incredible sense of relief knowing that he had an income on which to support himself and his family.
