PROVEN LAWSUIT RESULTS

Probation Officer - North Mankato, MN

Mental Health

“The insurance company denied a probation officer her long-term disability after she became unable to work with her clients due to her mental health. The disabled worker retained our firm to represent her in appealing the insurance company’s denial. The insurer relied on the opinion of a doctor who had never seen our client and who discounted and erroneously ignored valid neuropsychological testing that demonstrated our client’s inability to work. The denial did not even consider how her mental limitations affected her ability to do her job.

Our long term disability lawyers prepared an appeal for our client, which demonstrated the validity of the neuropsychological testing and obtained a letter from our client’s treating doctors to support her disability. In the end, the insurance company reversed its denial of benefits and our client received back pay as well as ongoing monthly benefits.”

Security Guard - Coahoma, MS

Back Pain, Sleep Disorder, Panic Attacks, Anxiety

“A security guard from Minnesota began experiencing panic attacks and anxiety. Her symptoms worsened and eventually she was unable to sleep for more than an hour at a time. She was forced to stop working. She applied for long term disability benefits from the disability insurance company, but was informed that she did not meet their definition of disabled.

Upset and worried about her lost income, she contacted the Long Term Disability attorneys at Fields Disability for help mounting an appeal against the insurer. Our attorneys reviewed the medical record and contacted our client’s doctors to obtain reports detailing symptoms and treatments.

The medical records from the initial decision were reinforced with the new reports and ultimately the long term disability insurance company overturned their decision. Our client was awarded backpay and ongoing benefits. She was happy to have her benefits paid and to continue her treatment without the fight against her insurance company.”

Accountant - Germantown, MD

Chronic Migraines

“An accountant became disabled after developing severe and debilitating migraines that affected her ability to concentrate throughout the day. Her application was denied from the outset, so she hired Fields Disability to appeal the wrongful denial of benefits. The appeal was overturned and benefits were paid. Unfortunately, the insurer later denied benefits again and wrongfully refused to overturn the decision on appeal.

Fields Disability filed suit in federal court to pursue those benefits. Because Fields Disability had handled the appeals, our attorneys knew the case extremely well. We closely examined the information that the insurance company relied on in its decision to deny benefits. We found that the insurer’s doctor failed to respond to numerous requests for a peer-to-peer consultation with our client’s treating doctor. We leveraged this crucial error into a substantial settlement for our client.”