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Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
Estes’ Express Truck Driver Sues Liberty Life For Termination Of Short-Term Disability Benefits
By Gregory Dell
A Colorado disability attorney filed a federal lawsuit in the Federal court against Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty) and Estes Express Lines (Estes). The Plaintiff, David F., was…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Julie Greenberg on Protecting Rights of People with Intersex Condition
Julie A. Greenberg (Thomas Jefferson School of Law) has posted Intersexuality and the Law: Why Sex Matters on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The term "intersex" evokes diverse images, typically…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
This Week on DIAttorney.com (02/04/2012)
By Gregory Dell
Disability Blog & Cases:Texas claimant takes Reliastar to task for denied disability benefits Suffering from multiple medical conditions and unable to function in a daily job, a health care professional…
TortsProf Blog
Bloom & Miller on Disabilities and Tort Litigation
Anne Bloom (Pacific-McGeorge) and the late Paul Steven Miller (University of Washington) have posted to SSRN Blindsight: How We See Disabilities in Tort Litigation. The abstract provides:Tort litigation operates with…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
This Week on DIAttorney.com (01/28/2012)
By Gregory Dell
Disability Blog & Cases:At least five lawsuits were recently filed in Florida District Courts against Prudential for non-payment of disability benefits to deserving claimants With at least five suits filed…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
Kidde Aerospace Employee Take Liberty Life to Court for ERISA Violations
By Gregory Dell
Wanda N. and her North Carolina disability attorney filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Western Division, claiming that Liberty Life…
Minnesota Employer
What Constitutes a Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines “disability” to mean: (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; (2) a record of such…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
California Disability Lawyer Takes Comcast Employee’s Disability Benefits Claim with Liberty Life to Federal Court
By Gregory Dell
On November 10, 2011, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston claimant, Dana E., and his California disability lawyer filed a complaint against the insurer in the United States District Court…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Financial Planning for Special Needs Children
If your family has a child with special needs or disabilities, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has a free online special needs calculator to help such your family evaluate the situation…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Upcoming Disability Law Conferences
Thanks to Paul Harpur (T.C. Beirne in Brisbane) for sending word of two upcoming disability law conferences:Berkeley Law Disability Rights Symposium, March 22-23, 2012.Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability &…