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Court says LTD insurer reliance on surveillance video reasonable

Judge orders disability insurer to trial on bad faith claim

Part 2: Dr. McCann's occupation under his LTD policy

Part 1: McCann v. Unum Provident and the ERISA issue

Award-winning documentary Unrest about chronic fatigue syndrome

Cherry-picking evidence and how it hurts disability claimants

Long-term insurance claimants aren't aware that insurance companies have hidden incentives to deny claims.

The conflict of interest of a long-term disability insurer

Example of arbitrary and capricious LTD termination

Court finds short-term disability denial arbitrary and capricious

Judge finds LTD claimant with fibromyalgia disabled

Noneconomic damages and long-term disability insurance denials

Long-term disability insurers scrutinize social media accounts to verify their insured's impairments.

LTD insurer use of social media is a regular business practice

Federal judge says insurer applied wrong standard in LTD denial

Dentists and their long-term disability insurance needs

Physicians' work requires keen senses and a fine touch.

What happens when a physician is paid to deny a disability claim?

The science of pain is complex, but doctors are slowly gaining more knowledge about it.

Chronic fatigue syndrome is real. Fight back against insurance denials.

Long-term disability insurer improperly used video surveillance evidence when terminating man’s benefits, court determines.

Starting this month, federal regulations increase the safeguards provided to those seeking long-term disability (LTD) benefits under ERISA plans.

Is long-term disability insurance important? Consider this: 25% of all Americans will suffer from disabling conditions before turning 67.

Insurance companies sometimes have a different outlook on who qualifies for long-term disability.

Roboostoff & Kalkin is pleased to announce that Scott Kalkin has been named one of Northern California’s Super Lawyers for 2017. This is the ninth consecutive year Scott has been nominated by his peers to receive this designation in the practice area of employee benefits litigation. www.superlawyers.com

In January of 2016, we filed a lawsuit against MetLife Insurance in the United States District Court in San Francisco for its refusal to pay disability benefits to nurse employed ay Kaiser Hospital. This ultimately resulted in the court awarding our client his long term disability benefits. Read the decision here. http://www.roboostoff-kalkin.com/Case-Su/Bosley-MetLife.pdf

Located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district, Roboostoff & Kalkin has been representing clients throughout Bay Area and California since 1988. We solve problems for people who have been injured, taken advantage of by insurance companies, or who have problems at their jobs. Whether you have been denied disability benefits, injured in car accident, denied coverage by your insurance company, have been wrongfully terminated from your employment, sexually harassed, or have been the victim of legal malpractice or other professional negligence, our firm is here to make sure that your legal rights are effectively advocated. #ERISAlaw

Roboostoff & Kalkin - A Professional Law Corporation

We understand that our clients are coping with serious injuries, illnesses or dissabilities and that their households have lost significant income. We employ individually-targeted legal solutions to meet our client's specific needs during one of the most difficult times in life.

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Roboostoof & Kalkin announce court of appeals victory in Prichard v. MetLife case. Watch a video of the argument before the Court of Appeals here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oua1QVRrFFk