Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Idaho
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.
View our Idaho long-term disability claim results and legal victories.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Idaho.
Joy – Global Program Manager – Boise, Idaho
Migraine Headaches, Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis, Meniere’s Disease, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
A global program manager for a major computer company in Idaho developed migraine headaches, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, Meniere’s Disease, and mast cell activation syndrome. Unable to continue working, she applied for Long Term Disability benefits from Matrix Absence Management. She was approved and remained on claim for nearly a decade before the insurer terminated her benefits, claiming she could now return to some other kind of work.
Needing help, she retained Fields Law. The Fields team gathered her updated medical records and letters of support from her physicians, and they drafted an appeal and addressed each point the insurer raised. Based on the appeal, Matrix Absence Management overturned their prior termination of our client’s benefits. They issued a check for backpay and once again began issuing monthly benefits.
Kay – Mortgage Processor – Blanchard, Idaho
Radiculopathy, Bilateral SI Joint Dysfunction, Neuropathy, Diabetes
A mortgage processor from Idaho began having severe hip and back pain. She received pain medication from her doctor which caused numbness in her hands and feet. The combination of symptoms made it impossible for her to work. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits through her employee insurance plan but the insurance company denied her because she did fit their definition of “disabled”.
She called Fields Law to help overturn the insurance company’s decision. The attorneys at Fields Law kept our client updated throughout the whole process. Our support staff obtained medical records from all of our client’s treating doctors. Our attorneys sent the insurance company an appeal based on the documentation, arguing that our client could not work because of her conditions. The insurer did not agree, and the Fields Law attorneys filed a federal lawsuit to fight for our client. During preparations for trial, our attorneys negotiated a generous settlement. Our client is pleased to be done fighting the insurance company, and is happy that she chose Fields Law to advocate for her.
Ryan – IT Director – Meridian, Idaho
Migraines, Vision Blurriness, Fatigue, Cognitive Decline
An IT Director began having severe migraines which started periodically, but then increased to where the pain was nearly constant. His job required looking at computer screens all day and examining detailed data usage reports. No treatments were working. Eventually his symptoms became too severe and he was forced to stop work.
He applied for Long Term Disability benefits through his employer’s insurance company, but the insurer denied benefits, saying that there was no objective record of his condition.
Worried that the insurance company wasn’t considering all of his doctor’s records, he contacted Fields Law Firm for help. Our attorneys gathered all of our client’s medical records and had one doctor write a strong summary of our client’s condition. With the evidence strengthened, our attorneys sent an appeal to the insurer.
The insurance company did not change their decision, so our attorneys filed a lawsuit in federal court to fight for our client’s benefits. During preparations for trial, our attorneys negotiated a generous lump-sum settlement. Our client was happy to be done fighting the insurance company, and able to use the settlement check to move on with his treatment.
