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Long-Term Disability
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Roberts Disability Law Blog
District Court Upholds Hartford’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Despite Social Security Award
In Engweiler v. Howmet Aerospace Inc., No. 1:24-CV-975, 2025 WL 2318464 (W.D. Mich. Aug. 12, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan upheld Hartford Life and…
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Two Courts Issue Same-Day Rulings on Hartford Long-Term Disability Disputes — One for the Claimant, One for the Insurer
On August 13, 2025, two federal courts issued decisions in long-term disability (“LTD”) benefit disputes against Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, each applying ERISA’s standards but reaching opposite results.…
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds LINA’s Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits Despite Social Security Award
In Walker v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 24-13066, 2025 WL 2327989 (11th Cir. Aug. 13, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling upholding Life Insurance…
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New Jersey Court Denies Extra-Record Discovery in ERISA Long-Term Disability Denial Case Against Unum
In Choi v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America; et al., No. CV 24-06338-JKS-AME, 2025 WL 2234903 (D.N.J. Aug. 6, 2025), the District of New Jersey denied a plaintiff’s motion…
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Your Long-Term Disability Claim
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), is a debilitating and often misunderstood condition. It causes persistent, unexplained fatigue that is not relieved by rest and can…
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How Roberts Disability Law Successfully Appealed Guardian’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Client With Significant Impairment Affecting the Ability to Perform Any Gainful Occupation
By Kristin Kyle
The Client’s Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claim Our client, “Tom,” was employed as a Medical Laboratory Scientist when he became disabled as a result of cervicalgia, cervical radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome,…
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How Roberts Disability Law Secured Reinstatement of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Client with Multiple Objective and Subjective Symptom Conditions
By Kristin Kyle
The Client’s LTD Claim Our client, “Mary,” had a successful career and a strong track record for achievement in her profession when she was forced to stop working and claim…
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How Roberts Disability Law Secured Reinstatement of Long-Term Disability Benefits for Client with Multiple Lumbar Spine Conditions
By Kristin Kyle
The Client’s LTD Claim Our client, “Jane,” had been working as a Program Manager at Splunk, Inc. a software company that provides a search-engine platform for searching, monitoring, and analyzing…
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Win for Plaintiff in ERISA Long-Term Disability Lawsuit Against Reliance Standard
In Wonsang v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 24-1419, 2025 WL 1672860 (4th Cir. June 13, 2025), a dispute over entitlement to long-term disability benefits, the Fourth Circuit Court…
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Hartford’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits Based on Opinions from Non-Examining Doctors
In Oye v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 24-2925, —F.4th—-, 2025 WL 1659281 (7th Cir. June 12, 2025), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s…