Feb 5 2013

Reinstating your Long Term Disability Benefit: The ERISA 502(a) LAWSUIT

Most individuals become familiar with the phrase 502(a) lawsuit by receiving a letter from an insurance company denying access to their long-term disability benefits.

The traditional language often used by long-term disability insurers advises clients that they have “exhausted their administrative remedies”, and now have the ability to file a lawsuit under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Read the rest


May 24 2012

Long Term Disability: “Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies”

Reaching back into our history, I thought the following might be a good decision to share.  This case primarily deals with the often under-litigated issues of exhaustion of administrative remedies and timeliness of the Plaintiff’s Complaint under 502(a) of ERISA. 

In general, each Long Term Disability plan that issues a denial must have rules that give the disabled person an … Read the rest