Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Georgia
Fields Law Firm successfully recovers millions of dollars each year for our disabled clients throughout the United States. Our Long Term Disability experience is matched by very few other law firms in the country and has earned us a national reputation.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Georgia.
Inderpreet – Software Engineer – Roswell, Georgia
Traumatic Brain Injury, Sleep Difficulties, Depression
A software engineer from Roswell, Georgia suffered a concussion. As a result, she dealt with extreme difficulty sleeping, cognitive decline, headaches, and depression. Work became impossible because she could not concentrate. She applied for and received Long Term Disability benefits for a few months, but Prudential cut off her payments because they said she could return to work.
She was worried about her lost income and frustrated with Prudential, so she called Fields Law Firm for help. Our support team obtained the entire claim file from the insurance company and scoured it for errors in the record. The Fields Law attorneys built strong evidence and filed an appeal to Prudential, but they did not change their decision. The policy allowed for one final appeal and our attorneys gathered even more expert evidence to support our client’s claim. The final appeal was successful and our client received a lump-sum payment for backpay and ongoing monthly benefits. She is pleased to be able to treat her condition without fighting Prudential, and is happy with the diligent representation from Fields Law.
Elizabeth – Teacher – Blairsville, Georgia
COPD, Diabetes II, Tachycardia, Osteoarthritis, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel
In Georgia, a 58 year old teacher had to leave work due to developing conditions that made performance of her daily duties impossible. After leaving work, she applied for and received Long Term Disability benefits from her insurer for 5 years. Without warning, the insurer hired a medical doctor to review her claim, then suddenly denied her claim. Although he had never examined her as a patient, the medical doctor stated she would be able to perform desk work on a full-time basis.
Unsure how to deal with the denial, our client found Fields Law and reached out for legal representation. Our attorneys gathered medical evidence to support our client and challenge the insurer’s wrongful decision. The appeal was submitted with legal and factual arguments about our client’s case. After a brief review, the insurer reinstated her claim and paid all past due benefits.
Kim – Superintendent – Winder, Georgia
Vertigo, Cognitive Impairments
The Fields Law team was retained by a man working as a Superintendent in Georgia. He appealed the denial of Long Term Disability benefits and got denied again. He had grown frustrated with the process and what his insurance company was telling him. Our client suffered from severe dizziness and cognitive impairments that prevented him from doing his work on construction sites. Because the insurance company found no objective or quantifiable testing that documented support for significant, ongoing, physical functional impairment in his initial appeal, it denied Long Term Disability benefits. Our client could not figure out why the insurance company could not see his apparent disability.
Our attorneys sifted through our client’s medical records to find evidence supporting his disability. In the second appeal, our attorneys pointed to medical notes that documented exam findings positive for severe dizziness, balance deficits, fatigue, constant tinnitus, and cognitive deficits. There were even doctor recommendations that he not drive for more than 30 minutes at a time and that it was not safe for our client to be around construction sites, which is an essential part of his occupation. After revealing all of this evidence to the insurance company, they had no choice but to approve benefits on appeal. Our client was very grateful for the work that Fields Law put into his case.
