Stay off social media if you have a long-term disability claim. We have written about this issue before. See, Long-Term Disability Insurance Update: An Online ‘Friend’ You May Not ‘Like.’ Perhaps one of the most overlooked features about ERISA disability claims is the fact that, since most jurisdictions generally restrict the ability of parties to […]
What is the single greatest mistake long term disability claimants make? Preparing their own internal disability appeal. It is that simple. A case worth hundreds of thousands of dollars can be converted to zero – near instantly – when a disability insurance claimant attempts to prepare his or her own administrative appeal. There are several […]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that, contrary to prior Circuit precedent, the presence of an arbitration provision in an employee benefits plan could compel arbitration. See, Dorman v. Charles Schwab Corp., Case No. 18-15281 (9th Cir., Aug. 20, 2019). The plaintiff had filed a class action suit in district court alleging that […]
Despite the protections ERISA offers a beneficiary, every now and then relief available outside of the statute tempts a plaintiff to argue against ERISA qualification – in this instance, the plaintiff was a former President and CEO of Safelite Group, Inc. In 2005, Safelite’s Board of Directors created the Safelite Group, Inc. 2005 Transaction Incentive […]
Recently, we participated in a mediation with a large national insurer who is showing up more and more in our litigation files. Our client is a thirty-year employee who suffered from a terrible spinal condition and failed back surgery. Three medical treating physicians and an independent medical examiner found her totally disabled. One opined she […]
J.J. Conway has been named a 2019 SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters. J.J. has been listed as SuperLawyer or SuperLawyer Rising Star on twelve prior occasions. SuperLawyers is a “rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer-recognition and professional achievement.” The selection process “includes independent research, […]
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Everything we do is centered on effectively and promptly resolving our clients’ benefits disputes whether in the courtroom or at the bargaining table. We focus on successfully litigating and resolving employee benefit and contractual disputes involving private contracts of insurance and claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA.”)
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THE SUMMIT
- Attorney J.J. Conway participated in a round table discussion on “Employing Lawyers in the Pandemic” at the State Bar of Michigan’s 4th annual Business Symposium: The Business of the Law Firm
- Employee benefits attorney J.J. Conway named to ‘Leaders in the Law’ Class of 2021 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Three Pillars: Financial Security Through Employee Benefits
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