by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Schwartz Law formerly known as Quadrino Schwartz has dealt a blow to First Unum and obtained a long-awaited trial victory for its client. The jury found in favor an orthopedic surgeon who could no longer perform surgery due to multiple injuries he sustained. Based...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Our client, a critical care physician in Michigan, suffered from substance abuse and addiction problems. After he was caught stealing drugs from his place of employment, he was fired from his job. He filed a claim and was initially paid, but then benefits were cut off...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit initially determined, in Sullivan v. LTV Aerospace and Defense Co., that jury trials were not available to plan participants and beneficiaries in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit litigations,...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Our success in an “own occupation” disability case forces insurance companies to evaluate a person’s occupation based upon their duties and tasks, not based on the job title. Our client worked as an Intensive Care Unit nurse and hurt her back while...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
New state mandate halts insurance companies from acting as judge and jury. The bad part: expect to pay more for benefits. A boulder thrown into the small pond of employee benefits law will soon ripple out into the larger business world, giving workers more power to...
