Long-term disability ("LTD") benefits claimant, "Barbara", recently received good news from the United States Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit, which rules on cases decided in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, held that...
Month: May 2010
Court of Appeals for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Finds Hartford Abused Discretion in Denying LTD Benefits with Financial Bias and Procedural Unreasonableness
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which rules on the cases decided in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, recently affirmed that Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("Hartford") had abused its discretion in denying long-term disability...
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Children with disabilities are entitled to Supplemental Security Income benefits, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common basis for claims.While ADHD can be a disabling condition, either alone or in combination with other physical...
Does the FMLA give rise to a private cause of action against an employer for disclosure of medical information?
The answer to this question has yet to be definitively answered. A federal court recently entertained the question, but refrained from making a detailed analysis of the issue. Ekugwum v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, 2010 WL 1490247 (S.D.Miss. 2010). The court did,...