Sleep apnea: Disability Application Cases Archive

As disability lawyers we have an expansive understanding of the significant restrictions and limitations that a person suffering with sleep apnea must live with on a daily basis. We have worked closely with top doctors in order to sufficiently satisfy a disability carrier's threshold of evidence necessary to prove that a claimant applying for disability benefits is disabled by sleep apnea. Not everyone suffering from sleep apnea qualifies for long-term disability application, therefore the medical records of each client must be reviewed to determine the level of restrictions.

Standard Insurance Company Sued by Paralegal For Denying Disability Benefits

In Arlene J Vs. Standard Insurance Company, The Plaintiff has filed this lawsuit against Standard Insurance Company (Standard) in the United States District Pennsylvania for the wrongful denial of short term and long term disability benefits as provided under the disability insurance policy provided by Plaintiff’s employer, Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer.
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Standard Insurance Company Sued by Paralegal For Denying Disability Benefits

In Arlene J Vs. Standard Insurance Company, The Plaintiff has filed this lawsuit against Standard Insurance Company (Standard) in the United States District Pennsylvania for the wrongful denial of short term and long term disability benefits as provided under the disability insurance policy provided by Plaintiff’s employer, Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer.
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Sleep Apnea Sufferer Sues Reliance Standard Life Insurance For Denied Disability Benefits

A sleep apnea sufferer and her California disability lawyer filed suit against Reliance Standard Life Insurance in the United States District Court Southern District of California under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to try to retrieve her terminated disability benefits.
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Former Northwestern Mutual Insurance Agent Sues Northwestern Mutual for Denial of His Disability Benefits

A former insurance agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and his Idaho disability attorney filed a lawsuit against the insurer in Idaho Federal Court to recover his disability insurance benefits. In May 1970, Roger C. purchased a disability insurance policy from his own employer Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company (NWM) and subsequently purchased a second disability insurance policy in 1975. In addition, from 1970 until 1994 Roger C. added several life insurance policies from NWM to his portfolio of insurance coverage. And, having paid all premiums for the two (2) NWM policies as well as his other NWM life insurance policies, Roger C. rightfully expected to be fully covered by those policies should he become disabled, which he did in 2005. Unfortunately, NWM denied his claims for benefits.
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