Our firm obtained a verdict worth over $5 million in an insurance lawsuit by an orthopedic surgeon. The case involved 10 years of litigation, and our firm was brought into the case in later stages to take over from other lawyers and then try the case.
In the 3-week trial, we called many of the insurance company’s own witnesses, discrediting them before the jury. The defense expert was taken apart on cross examination, and a surprise witness and revised strategy also helped carry the day for the client.
The verdict was upheld by a New York appeals court. The judges on the panel agreed with the jury that our client was totally disabled, within the meaning of his insurance policies, despite the fact that he earned $900,000 in his first year of disability, working in his office as a non-surgical orthopedist. Defendant Unum was ordered to pay nearly $3 million in past due benefits, with interest, and will be paying our client over $2 million in future benefits.
Evan S. Schwartz
Founder of Schwartz, Conroy & Hack
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