by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Evan Schwartz, of Schwartz Law in Garden City, N.Y., was recently quoted on the front page of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association’s website, commenting on the impact of the New York State Insurance Department’s decision to invalidate discretionary...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
When a debilitating case of rheumatoid arthritis and injuries from a hit-and-run car accident combined to make a full day’s work impossible, a man filed a claim on a disability insurance policy he had purchased from a major insurance company. After paying monthly...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Our client had been a successful licensed hypnotherapist for many years. He developed and was diagnosed as suffering from severe depression and other mental disorders. He applied for benefits under his long-term disability policy (own occupation – a critical...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Our client’s back problems were so severe that he could no longer perform his job in the cable television industry. A federal judge, relying on some of the harsher aspects of ERISA, completely dismissed our client’s case. We knew the judge was wrong and we vigorously...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Some insurance companies will try any technique to deny a claim. Even when a disability seems to be obvious, insurance companies can often use other techniques to refuse to pay. One of clients was told that his disability did not start until after he ended his...
