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ATTORNEY FEES IN ERISA DISABILITY INSURANCE CASES: WHAT WILL IT COST?
Years ago when our firm was in need of the services in a business transaction, we met in an office with a professional, and he outlined everything that needed to be done. He was thorough, and the process seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time. At the...
DO YOU HAVE AN ERISA DISABILITY CLAIM? PRINT THIS ARTICLE, AND TAKE IT TO YOUR DOCTOR
It should come as no surprise that doctors want to practice medicine. Doctors do not want to complete claims forms or be dragged into litigation. No one knows this better than ERISA disability insurance companies. In fact, among the many strategies used to stack the...
ANTICIPATION IS YOUR BEST OFFENSE: A BASIC GUIDE TO KEEPING YOUR ERISA LONG-TERM DISABILITY CLAIM APPROVED
Insurance companies can make the processing of a long-term disability claim unimaginably difficult. When a disability insurance company issues a written denial, its reasoning can seem insulting, insensitive, and even callous. Litigation is always available as a means...
LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE UPDATE: AN ONLINE ‘FRIEND’ YOU MAY NOT ‘LIKE’
Disability insurance claimants are attracting online ‘friends’ they could do without. There has been an increase in the number of cases involving the premature termination or denial of long-term disability insurance benefits owing to a claimant’s imprudent use of...
PENSIONS: THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS ON J.J. CONWAY LAW CLASS ACTION
On October 28, 2014, Mary Williams Walsh, a New York Times journalist who has been chronicling the nation’s public pension crisis, reported on a case in which J.J. Conway Law is one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs. Appearing on the front page of the New...