PROVEN LAWSUIT RESULTS
What sets us apart:
Fields Disability has a proven track record of winning. When you are disabled and unable to work, the law firm you hire can make all the difference in whether you will win your case. See what our clients say about us Insurance companies are not named in our lawsuit results due to confidentiality agreements. Please contact us for more information regarding our litigation experience with specific disability insurance companies
Here are just a few of our lawsuit wins for our clients around the United States.
Public Schools Employee - Fairbault, MN
Trigeminal Neuralgia
“A public-school employee with trigeminal neuralgia was no longer able to work. After she applied for Long Term Disability benefits herself but was denied, she contacted the team at Fields Disability for assistance.
Because our client had appealed her claim once already, the Fields Disability attorneys filed a lawsuit for the benefits owed to her. Our team gathered medical documentation detailing the severity of our client’s conditions that strengthened our position, which put enough pressure on the insurer to engage in settlement negotiations. Our client was presented with an offer to end the dispute. She accepted the deal and walked away with a significant lump sum payout.”
Enrollment Representative - Glendale, AZ
Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis, PTSD, Fibromyalgia
“An enrollment representative left work after several years of struggling with bilateral knee osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and PTSD related to his service in the Air Force. After being approved and receiving Long Term Disability benefits for two years, the insurer terminated his benefits, stating his physical conditions were not disabling anymore and that they no longer had to pay benefits for mental health conditions. Unsure what to do, he searched online and asked Fields Disability for help.
Our team assisted him with gathering medical and vocational evidence, including a functional capacity evaluation and vocational consultant report. After filing suit against the insurance company in federal court, our attorneys assisted our client in negotiating a favorable settlement with the insurance company to resolve his claim for benefits.”
CT Scan Tech - Marana, AZ
Severe Degenerative Joint Disease of the Bilateral Knees
“A CT Scan tech with severe degenerative joint disease in both of his knees was unable to work because his fast-paced job required frequent standing and walking. He filed a claim for Long Term Disability benefits, but his insurance company denied benefits from the outset, stating he could work his own occupation. After being referred by a colleague, he went to Fields Disability for help.
Our team went to work appealing the denial decision. Our attorneys developed substantial medical evidence supporting our client’s severe limitations and secured statements from his treating physicians describing his conditions. The appeal was submitted with legal arguments regarding MetLife’s duty to consider all the evidence and provide a full and fair review. The insurer approved our client’s Long Term Disability claim, and our team continues to manage his claim on an ongoing basis.”
Flight Attendant - Sun City, AZ
HIV-Related Symptoms
“A flight attendant from Arizona had been HIV-positive since 1992. As a result of the diagnosis and the rigorous medication regimen he required, he suffered from chronic fatigue, neuropathy, Reynaud’s, and cognitive dysfunction. He also suffered from chronic back pain due to degenerative disc disease. After 26 years of receiving Long Term Disability benefits, his claim was denied by The Hartford who asserted he had the functional capacity to perform occupations they had identified. Unsure of how to dispute the decision, he found the attorneys at Fields Disability.
After reviewing medical records from the insurer and obtaining updated medical records, our attorneys submitted a winning appeal. The Hartford reversed their decision and reinstated the payment of monthly benefits.”
Division Manager - Phoenix, AZ
Post Surgical Cranial Changes, Defects, Headaches, Mental Health Condition, Difficulty Focusing, Functioning
“A Division Manager from Arizona was forced out of work due to disabling medical conditions, much of which was self-reported cognitive decline. Initially, the insurer had paid his benefits, but after a year with no support of doctors or any diagnosis beyond mental health, the insurer discontinued paying for benefits. Two years later, he discovered from an MRI that, in a surgery many years’ prior, the surgeons had failed to close a hole in his skull. It was at this point that he reached out to the Fields Disability team.
With this information, our team knew our client was disabled and that his symptoms should be attributed to this serious mistake. Our attorneys organized an appointment for a neuropsychology evaluation, which still did not give us conclusive reasoning behind our client’s symptoms. Our attorneys found another doctor to meet with him in Phoenix to review his case. This doctor advised the insurance company and all our client’s other doctors that his symptoms were, in fact, due to the hole left in his skull. With this fact now unavoidable, our attorneys negotiated a settlement for our client.”
SETTLEMENTS AND RECOVERIES IN ALL CASES DEPEND ON SPECIFIC FACTUAL AND LEGAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO EACH CLIENT’S CASE. PAST CASE RESULTS ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OR PREDICTION OF SIMILAR RESULTS IN FUTURE CASES WHICH THE FIELDS LAW FIRM AND ITS LAWYERS MAY UNDERTAKE.
