In a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals case decided last week, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("Met Life") terminated the disability payments that "Lisa" had been receiving since 1990. Lisa filed an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...
Month: March 2009
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Two types of disability programs through the Social Security Administration
There are two different types of disability programs through the Social Security Administration: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Not all individuals are eligible for one or even both of these programs, but they both...
First Unum ordered to pay claimant’s attorney fees and interest due to “culpability”.
In this case, "Sam" was an associate attorney in the law firm and was covered by the firm's Long Term Disability Income Plan (the "Plan"). First Unum was the Plan's administrator and insurer. Sam was seriously injured in car crash suffering broken ribs, leg injuries,...