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Insured Succeeds Against MetLife Even Under Arbitrary and Capricious Standard of Review in the Seventh Circuit

October. 3, 2018
By: Stephen A. Jackson Hennen v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 17-3080, 2018 WL 4376994 (7th Cir. Sept. 14, 2018). Hennen worked as a sales specialist for NCR when she sought...
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“Resolving Insurance Claim Disputes before Trial” Available Now!

August. 17, 2018
"Resolving Insurance Claim Disputes before Trial" published by the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is available now. Jennifer Danish co-authored Chapter 7, Health and Disability Benefit or...
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Not All Deaths Are Covered by Life Insurance

June. 29, 2018
If you are the beneficiary of a life insurance policy — whether in Illinois or elsewhere — then you may find that the insurer unexpectedly denies your claim on the...
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How Disability Benefits Are Affected By Other Forms of Recovery

June. 22, 2018
Accidents that give rise to disabilities — whether in the workplace or elsewhere — may seem complicated by the presence of multiple sources of compensation.  If you have been injured...
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Automatic Eligibility for Disability Benefits

June. 20, 2018
In the private disability insurance context — in Illinois and elsewhere — insurers will often deny legitimate disability claims on the basis that the policyholder’s condition is not actually disabling...
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Seventh Circuit: “Unfortunate Circumstances” Not Enough to Warrant Pension Payments to Deceased Worker’s Daughter

June. 19, 2018
By: David A. Bryant Mother Died Three Days Before Pension Payments Would Have Vested With Daughter In a truly unfortunate set of circumstances, a woman who worked for 37 years...
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Common Disputes in Short-Term Disability Insurance

May. 31, 2018
Short-term disability insurance provides temporary wage replacement benefits in the event that you are suffering from a disabling condition, though the benefits apply for a very limited period of time...
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Illinois Law Prohibits Discretionary Clauses in Insurance Contracts

May. 25, 2018
If you’ve had a legitimate insurance claim denied in Illinois — whether a health insurance claim or a disability insurance claim — then you may find that the insurer justifies...
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Disability Claimants Must Make Reasonable Attempts to Recover

May. 11, 2018
In Illinois, policyholders may have their otherwise legitimate disability claims denied if they fail to exercise reasonable efforts in recovering from their disability (and otherwise mitigating their losses).  As a...
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Attorneys Fees Awarded to Defendant in ERISA Disability Benefit Claim

May. 3, 2018
By: Jennifer Danish Courts infrequently award attorneys’ fees to defendants for having to defend themselves in ERISA disability benefit claims. Recently though, the Court, in James W. Hackney v. Allmed...
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Seventh Circuit: ALJ Impermissibly “Played Doctor” In Denying Fibromyalgia Disability Claim

April. 26, 2018
David A. Bryant & Jennifer Danish On April 4, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion vacating the denial of a Supplemental Security Income disability claim brought by...
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