Month: February 2018
Fishing Expedition or Malignant Tumor Extraction?
In ERISA litigation, one of the first things the plaintiff’s counsel will hear when discussing discovery with defense counsel is that there doesn’t need to be any discovery at all. This is suggested because the case must be decided on
10 Things NOT To Tell Your Long-Term Disability Adjustor
Some people honestly believe that if they are transparent and honest, their long-term disability adjustor will pay their claim. Unfortunately, that is usually not the case. Following are actual examples of things we have heard clients say to their adjustors,
Your Very Own ERISA Groundhog Day
Many long term disability claimants have severe, disabling medical conditions from which they will obviously never recover. Despite this sad reality, we have to remind such clients that in litigation, a court cannot award future benefits. Many clients are surprised