On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Jun 21, 2019 | Firm News, Long-Term Disability and Combine Benefits with Claims
Is your employer refusing to pay you the long-term disability premiums that they owe you? They may give you any number of less than agreeable reasons for their actions. Or they may not give you a reason at all. If this is the treatment you are receiving, the time is...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Jun 14, 2019 | Disability, Firm News
For purposes of claiming disability benefits, you must be in a position to prove a disabling condition that results in an inability to support yourself with gainful employment. As per our Colorado disability lawyers at McDermott Law, that requires medical...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Feb 6, 2019 | Firm News, Wrongful Death
A Registered Respiratory Therapist was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and suffered from chronic pain with positive trigger points, fatigue, dizziness, and concentration and memory impairment. After it became clear that she could no longer perform the material duties of...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Feb 6, 2019 | Firm News, Legal Issues
Some disability benefit plans require that the claimant remain employed, even in inactive status, in order to receive benefits. In these situations, an employee may need to have their Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) approved to protect their employment status in...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Nov 2, 2018 | Firm News
McDermott Law, LLC was once again successful on behalf of a client whose disability benefits were wrongfully denied. These long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), and insured by Cigna, have now been...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Aug 8, 2018 | Firm News, The Standard
After graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and a minor in Special Education, Ms. B enjoyed a successful career as a teacher. Eventually, she received her master’s degree in Special Education. Due to lasting effects from several...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Aug 1, 2018 | Firm News, Short-Term Disability Claims
An Oncology Medical Coder from Arizona landed her dream job and moved to Colorado with her three horses. Shortly after the move, her feet slipped out from under her and she fell down ten stairs. The injuries she suffered in the fall were worse than expected. Our...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Jun 4, 2018 | Firm News, Life Insurance
On June 4, 2018, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its opinion in Renfandt v. New York Life Insurance Company, 2018 CO 49, holding, “under Colorado law, a life insurance policy exclusion for ‘suicide, sane or insane’ excludes coverage only if the insured, whether sane...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | May 9, 2018 | Firm News, Long-Term Disability and Combine Benefits with Claims
Many firefighters and police officers in the state of Colorado enjoy the benefits of the Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado (FPPA). The FPPA administers a state-wide, multiple-employer retirement system providing defined benefit plan coverage. In...
On behalf of McDermott Law, LLC | Apr 27, 2018 | Firm News, Short-Term Disability Claims
Disability Insurance Awareness Month (“DIAM”) is a campaign started and sponsored by the nonprofit organization Life Happens. The first goal of the campaign is to encourage people to take the time to consider the reality of missing work for any period of time, and to...
