A class action lawsuit filed in New York claims Prudential Insurance Company of America violated the ERISA when it conducted long-term disability claims appeal reveiws.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, contends that “potentially thousands” of long-term disability claimants who filed a “scondary/voluntary” appeal after November 14, 2005 were denied by the same Prudential employee who denied the first appeal. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a decision maker on a second appeal must be an independent person who was not involved with any previous denial of a claim.
The lawsuit is seeking a court order requiring Prudential to re-evaluate thousands of voluntary appeals that it denied. This reassessment could potentially result in “millions of dollars” of past due benefits.
If you or someone you love has been injured and is not receiving the long-term disability that he or she deserves, please contact an Indiana long term disability lawyer of the Hankey Law Office by calling 800-520-3633.
Nortel Networks Corp., which recently filed for creditor protection, has reached a settlement agreement with former employees seeking long-term disability.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Nortel will continue to pay medical and dental benefits to pensioners and long-term disability beneficiaries for the remainder of 2010. Any claim made by any party in relation to the matters settled under the new agreement will rank as ordinary unsecured claimes under the CCAA proceedings.
While the settlement is still subject to court approval, a charge in the maximum amount of $57 million on Nortel’s assets will be established to secure the payments to be made to long-term disability beneficiaries.
If you or someone you love has been injured and is not receiving the long-term disability that he or she deserves, please contact an Indiana long term disability lawyer of the Hankey Law Office by calling 800-520-3633.
The Defense Department recently agreed to expedite the claims of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder but have been denied benefits.
The veterans’ advocacy group National Veterans Legal Services said at a press conference in Washington that more than 4,000 veterans could be eligible for benefits from a class action lawsuit if hey left the military because of their PTSD.
The original lawsuit was filed by seven veterans who suffer from PTSD in 2008. The seven veterans had been denied a required rating to make them eligible for a variety of long-term disability benefits. A court authorized mailing is now going out to veterans on a list of some 4,300 veterans informing them of their ability to join the lawsuit if they qualify.
Bart Stichman, a spokesman for National Veteran Legal Services, said “The legal notice gives thousands of veterans the right to join this class action under terms that are likely to result in millions of dollars in monetary and health care benefits.”
If you or someone you love has been physically or psychologically injured and is not receiving the long-term disability that he or she deserves, please contact a Indiana long term disability lawyer of the Hankey Law Office by calling 800-520-3633.
State Rep. Chuck Moosley’s bills concerning adult education and workers compensation improvement initiatives has passed the State House of Representatives, and is headed to the State Senate.
H.B. 1116 is Moosley’s bill which would improve the level of care granted to workers receiving healthcare treatment through the state’s workers’ compensation program. Under Moosley’s system, seriously injured workers seeking emergency medical care will be able to seek treatment from any doctor, rather than just a company-approved doctor.
If you or someone you love has been injured and isn’t receiving the long-term disability that he or she needs, contact the Indiana long-term disability attorneys of the Hankey Law Office today by calling 800-520-3633.
