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Has your insurance company acted in bad faith? With the help of an experienced attorney, you can bring a suit against it for the benefits owed under the policy, plus emotional distress damages, consequential damages, attorneys’ fees, pre-judgment interest, and punitive damages. LEARN MORE: https://mslawllp.com/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith/

If an insurance company has denied your disability claim, you're not helpless. In fact, it could be that your denial claim (which seemed like a proper denial) is in fact improper under the law. We can help make this right. LEARN MORE: https://mslawllp.com/practice-areas/disability-insurance/

If your claim for long-term disability benefits under an ERISA group plan is denied, you must first pursue at least one appeal directly with the insurance company before being allowed to file a lawsuit. MORE: https://mslawllp.com//will-you-qualify-for-long-term-disa/

In order to successfully argue for a longer timeframe within which to bring a California state action, it is crucial to closely compare any policy language that varies from the statute of limitations. LEARN MORE: https://mslawllp.com//a-three-year-limitations-period-in-/

Has your long-term disability claim been denied without a full and fair review? If you suspect this is the case, get in touch with us today. We have experience dealing with cases just like this. LEARN MORE: https://mslawllp.com//withholding-doctors-reports-until-t/

Has your insurance company denied your claim by rescinding your policy? We have experience determining why this occurs and successfully challenging the insurer's attempted rescission. Contact us today. MORE: https://mslawllp.com//opportunistic-rescission-when-do-in/

McKennon Law Group is experienced and focused to their clients’ best interests.

In this several-part blog series titled The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim, we discuss the basics of an ERISA life, health, accidental death and dismemberment and disability claim, from navigating a claim, to handling a claim denial and through preparing a case for litigation. In

ERISA requires that an administrator provide a claimant with a full and fair review if a denial decision is made. It has long been held that an administrator must provide a claimant with copies of internal medical reports it generated and relied upon when making its decision to deny a

Most ERISA lawsuits proceed in Federal court. ERISA plaintiffs are not entitled to jury trials. Instead, ERISA lawsuits are resolved in bench trials based upon the administrative record. The facts contained in the administrative records are gathered during the claim review process and the administrative appeal before the lawsuit is

Life insurance lapse generally refers to coverage ending for insufficient or nonpayment of policy premiums. If premiums are not paid during the grace period to sustain the policy, then the life insurance ends. The lapse of a life insurance policy at the wrong time could have disastrous consequences for persons

Under insurance policies governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), when an insurer denies a person’s claim for life insurance benefits, short-term-disability benefits or long-term-disability benefits, the beneficiary must request that the insurance company review the denial or termination if they intend to sue the insurer