PROVEN LAWSUIT RESULTS

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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
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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.

Refrigeration Mechanic - Mayhill, NM

Vertigo, Balance Issues

“A refrigeration mechanic left work when he started to experience severe vertigo and dizziness. He submitted a claim for disability benefits to his insurance company, Lincoln Financial Group. Lincoln denied his claim stating the medical records did not support an inability to perform the duties of our client’s own occupation. Our client was shocked because his symptoms precluded him from even being stead on his feet. He could not lift up to one hundred pounds as his job required.

The Fields Disability attorneys filed an appeal in support of disability benefits for our client. We argued that the symptoms he experienced would render the performance of his heavy-duty job impossible. Lincoln briefly reviewed the appeal and medical information our attorneys provided and overturned their denial.”

Nurse Case Manager - Mount Juliet, TN

Seizure Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Short-Term Memory Deficits

“A sixty-three-year-old Nurse Case Manager ceased working due to depression, anxiety and non-epileptic seizures. After receiving benefits for 24 months, the insurance company terminated her benefits alleging that all of our client’s conditions were mental health related and subject to a twenty-fourth month limitation. Distraught at how the insurance company completely ignored her seizure disorder that greatly impacted her daily life as just a manifestation of her underlying mental health condition,she reached out to the Attorneys at Fields to assist with her appeal.

The team at Fields obtained all of our client’s medical records, the Social Security Administration’s file for her disability claim, and requested narrative reports from her most supportive doctors including her primary care physician and neurologist. The attorneys at Fields meticulously combed through the insurance company’s administrative record, the long-term disability policy, and our client’s medical records to identify all of the instances where our client’s seizure disorder was documented as an organic brain disorder, not subject to the 24-month mental health limitation. Based on how her claim was handled by the insurance company, our client was convinced that the insurance company would uphold their denial. Nonetheless, the attorneys at Fields put together a strong appeal reinforced with updated medical records and our client’s doctors’ supportive narratives. The insurance company reversed its decision and reinstated our client’s benefits. Our client was overjoyed that the attorneys at Fields were able to understand her conditions and forced the insurance company to acknowledge them as well.”

Distribution Designer - Center Ossipee, NH

Pancreatic Cancer, Multiple Hernia Mesh Surgeries, Uncontrolled Diabetes, Gastroparesis

“A Distribution Designer from New Hampshire developed a variety of conditions including Pancreatic Cancer, Multiple Hernia Mesh Surgeries, Uncontrolled Diabetes and Gastroparesis. Unable to work anymore, she left her job and applied for disability benefits. The insurance company approved her long-term benefits, but meanwhile quietly watched her medical treatment over the next seven years. They eventually sent her file to their own medical records reviewer who said she could return to work. The insurer abruptly terminated her benefits.

Knowing she needed help, she retained Fields Disability to file an appeal. The Fields team put together an appeal which included a Vocational Report by a third-party consultant. However, the insurer upheld their denial decision. The Fields team then filed a lawsuit against the insurer in District Court seeking to completely resolve the full disability claim. The Fields attorneys succeeding in getting the insurer to begin negotiations. They were able to arrange a lump sum settlement in our client’s favor.”

Overdraft Report Specialist - Muscatine, IA

Multiple Sclerosis

“An Overdraft Report Specialist progressively developed difficulty with cognition, weakness and maintaining balance while walking and standing. Initially, she assumed the symptoms would dissipate and go way, but when they didn’t, she saw her doctor who, after a battery of tests, eventually diagnosed multiple sclerosis. As the symptoms worsened, she was left with no choice but to file a claim for long-term disability with Unum who denied her application for benefits.

Frightened at the prospect of having no income to pay her bills, she hired Fields Disability who reached out to her medical providers for supporting medical records and reports documenting her multiple sclerosis and showed the condition was very debilitating. An appeal was presented to Unum, who reversed its decision, reinstating her much needed benefits.”

Machinist - Oskaloosa, IA

Chronic Chest Wall Pain, Chest Wall Myofascial, Costochondritis, Inflamed Cartilage on Sternum

“A 35-year old Machinist stopped working due to chronic chest wall pain. He was initially approved by the insurance carrier for short-term disability benefits, but when he applied for long-term disability benefits the insurance carrier denied his claim, indicating no benefits were to be payable because our client did not meet the policy’s Definition of Disabled. He tried to appeal this decision on his own, which the insurance carrier reviewed, but determined to uphold its previous denial of benefits. Allegedly the insurance carrier felt that the new information received within our client’s appeal did not change the insurance carrier’s opinion and they continued to deny benefits.

Upset by the insurers’ decision, he decided to contact the attorneys at Fields Disability. Once retained, the Fields attorney’s worked diligently in collecting all the most favorable records for our client and appealed the most recent adverse decision from the insurance carrier. Unfortunately, the insurance carrier decided to again deny our client’s appeal. With no more administrative appeals available, our attorneys moved forward to file a lawsuit in federal court against the insurance carrier. The parties elected to have a mediation, at which time the attorneys at Fields Disability made persuasive arguments and convinced the insurance company it was better suited to settle the case instead of litigating the case further. The client was elated and happy that a call was made to Fields Disability because he got the benefits he was entitled to from the very beginning.”

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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.