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Long-Term Disability
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Roberts Disability Law Blog
Provident Ordered to Pay LTD Benefits Back to 2009 After Bench Trial Excuses Brain Cancer Survivor’s 12-Year Late Notice
In Nabi v. Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company, No. 1:23-CV-00844-HKS, 2026 WL 1132875 (W.D.N.Y. Apr. 27, 2026), the Western District of New York concluded after a bench trial that…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
Florida LTD Lawyers Discuss Florida Disability Laws
By Gregory Dell, Stephen Jessup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IJpP7ZK1kA Gregory Dell and Stephen Jessup explain the legal landscape for long-term disability insurance claims in Florida, covering both ERISA-governed group policies and private individual policies. For ERISA claims —…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Intent to Appeal Is Not an Appeal: S.D. Texas Grants Summary Judgment for Prudential on Exhaustion Grounds
In Ellis-Young v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. H-26-321, 2026 WL 1075158 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 21, 2026), Senior United States District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal granted summary judgment…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Where Claimant Failed to Provide Objective Medical Evidence of Continued Inability to Lift Fifty Pounds
In Dunham-Zemberi v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 22-13316, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2026 WL 1031851 (11th Cir. Apr. 16, 2026), the Eleventh affirmed Lincoln Life Assurance…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Why Is My Long-Term Disability Claim Taking So Long?
Waiting for a decision on a long-term disability (LTD) claim can be stressful — especially when you are dealing with a serious health condition and counting on that income. Unfortunately,…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
Can A Severance Package Prevent Me From Getting Long Term Disability Benefits?
By Gregory Dell, Cesar Gavidia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPNxhVed3SA Gregory Dell and Cesar Gavidia explain a critical issue many disabled employees face: how signing a severance agreement with an employer can inadvertently destroy your right to pursue long-term…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Massachusetts District Court Awards LTD Benefits to Claimant with Dysautonomia, Finding Insurer Failed to Prove Mental Health Limitation Applied Under But-For Causation Standard
In DeMario-Miko v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 1:24-cv-11058-IT, 2026 WL 948948 (D. Mass. Apr. 8, 2026), the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Unum’s Denial of LTD Benefits for CBS News Producer with Long COVID Survives Summary Judgment — But So Does Her Claim
A federal district court in the Southern District of New York denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment in DelValle v. Unum Group Corp., First Unum Life Insurance Company, No.…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Court Finds Cognitive Impairments Sufficient to Satisfy ERISA “Any Occupation” Standard Despite Insurer’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Dever v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, No. 2:24-CV-02435-DJC-JDP, 2026 WL 880238 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2026), the Eastern District of California held that an insurer wrongfully terminated…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
Unum Long Term Disability Insurance Appeal Tips
By Gregory Dell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUCXYwS4mTw This discussion focuses on how disability appeals with Unum work, particularly after a claim has already been approved and then denied. The attorneys explain that once benefits are cut…