Lawsuit Archives - McDonald and McDonald https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com Let our family fight for your family Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:22:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-favicon-32x32.png Lawsuit Archives - McDonald and McDonald https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com 32 32 HIRING AN EXPERIENCED LONG-TERM DISABILITY/ ERISA LAWYER https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/hiring-an-experienced-long-term-disability-erisa-lawyer/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/hiring-an-experienced-long-term-disability-erisa-lawyer/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:22:47 +0000 http://www.McDonaldAndMcDonald.com/?p=2376 ERISA is a unique statute that applies to employee benefit disputes.   Under the ERISA statute, if your employer-sponsored disability plan denies your disability claim, the case will be litigated in Federal Court under a unique set of rules that often favor insurance companies and Long Term Disability Plan administrators. So you need to make sure …

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]]> https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/hiring-an-experienced-long-term-disability-erisa-lawyer/feed/ 2 The Best Part of Being a Disability Insurance Attorney https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/the-best-part-of-being-a-disability-attorney/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/the-best-part-of-being-a-disability-attorney/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:47:08 +0000 http://www.McDonaldAndMcDonald.com/blog/?p=215 Recently, a client asked me about my job. Those people who know me know I am bluntly honest. I told the client my job had two shifts: 1) the shift during the day, where I am in hearings, or meeting with clients, or on the phone handling problems. 2) the night and weekend shifts, where …

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]]> https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/the-best-part-of-being-a-disability-attorney/feed/ 0 Reinstating your Long Term Disability Benefit: The ERISA 502(a) Lawsuit https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/reinstating-your-long-term-disability-benefit-the-erisa-502a-lawsuit/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/reinstating-your-long-term-disability-benefit-the-erisa-502a-lawsuit/#respond Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:54:22 +0000 http://www.McDonaldAndMcDonald.com/blog/?p=131 Most individuals become familiar with the phrase 502(a) lawsuit by receiving a letter from an insurance company denying access to their long-term disability benefits. The traditional language often used by long-term disability insurers advises clients that they have “exhausted their administrative remedies”, and now have the ability to file a lawsuit under Section 502(a) of …

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]]> https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/reinstating-your-long-term-disability-benefit-the-erisa-502a-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Long Term Disability: “Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies” https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/long-term-disability-exhaustion-of-administrative-remedies/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/long-term-disability-exhaustion-of-administrative-remedies/#respond Thu, 24 May 2012 18:34:49 +0000 http://www.McDonaldAndMcDonald.com/blog/?p=111 Reaching back into our history, I thought the following might be a good decision to share. This case primarily deals with the often under-litigated issues of exhaustion of administrative remedies and timeliness of the Plaintiff’s Complaint under 502(a) of ERISA. In general, each Long Term Disability plan that issues a denial must have rules that …

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