Court Finds Insurer Must Assess Claim Under its Dual Guidelines
This year has seen a veritable explosion of court rulings relating to insurance coverage for mental health claims. Nor are the courts finished with their work this year. […]
Hughes v. Northwestern University – The Seventh Circuit Upholds Plaintiffs’ Excessive Fee Claims
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)1 governs both retirement and welfare benefits2 (i.e., health, life, and disability benefits) provided by employers to their employees. […]
Labor Department Gains Court’s OK to Pursue Cybercrime Investigation
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a severe chronic pain syndrome that can occur after an injury, illness, or surgery. Even a minor injury can result in complex regional pain syndrome CRPS/RSD; and its persistence and manifestation can often be significantly worse than the original injury and appear […]
What Treating Doctors Should Know When Dealing With Disability Insurers
Few doctors relish the task of completing disability paperwork. After a long day of treating patients, what physician wants to sit down and respond to a confusing questionnaire or a cryptic report? Worse yet is when the doctor’s words are misrepresented or taken out of context by the insurance company […]