Though the case detailed below is specific to the first year of the COVID pandemic, and the uncertain, existential threat that accompanied it, the case highlights a lesser known but crucial existing legal precedent that applies in certain circumstances. Can...
Disability Claims
Be skeptical of doctors working for insurance providers
On a list of occupations ranked by difficulty and stress, doctors would appear near the top, along with astronauts, firefighters and, the mother of them all, junior high school teachers. Similarly, the nature of ranked lists means that for every outstanding doctor,...
A denial that ‘borders on the absurd’ – Why appeals matter
We have previously discussed the importance of appealing when insurance providers deny long-term disability benefits. People feeling like they’re not equipped to handle a lengthy court battle while they’re sick or injured aside, there’s a persistent myth that...
Disability claims for long COVID are still problematic
While the medical community works to uncover the intricacies and unknowns of long COVID, long-term disability applicants are still struggling to receive benefits for this condition. The pre-existing condition tactic fails again Insurance providers, huge fans of...
An addendum to Michael Cloud v. NFL Player Retirement Plan
Regular readers of this blog will know that we have paid close attention to the rollercoaster case involving former NFL running back Michael Cloud and his quest to attain the highest level of disability benefits from the NFL Player Retirement Plan. While we wish we...
Epic NFL disability lawsuit ends in player’s defeat
A longstanding lawsuit between former NFL running back Michael Cloud, which we’ve cited in previous posts, and the NFL Player Retirement Plan came to a startling and disappointing end. The decision, which defies reality and common sense, is a massive blow to disabled,...