Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against New York Life
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 case wins against New York Life.
Joyce – Specialty Leasing Representative – Gladwin, Michigan
Neuropathy, Fatigue, Heart Conditions, Chronic Pain
A leasing representative from Michigan began suffering from numbness in her extremities, fatigue, and chronic pain after treatments for her heart condition. Her legs were nearly always numb which made working at her job, which required showing customers commercial property, impossible. After being approved for Short Term Disability benefits and receiving Long Term Disability benefits for two years, the insurance company stopped paying because they said she could return to work.
Worried about her lost income, and still struggling with numbness, she called Fields Law Firm for help. Our team obtained her claim file from New York Life and found that they had overlooked key records and never scheduled an in-person examination. The Fields Law attorneys obtained updated opinions from our client’s doctors and drafted a strong appeal to New York Life which pointed out the mistakes in their decision. New York Life changed their decision and our client received a lump-sum payment for back-pay, and ongoing monthly benefits. She is happy to be through worrying about her disability claim and is glad that she obtained the diligent representation of Fields Law Firm.
Kimberly – Billing Administrator – Wilmington, Massachusetts
Schizophrenia, Low Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease
A Billing Administrator from Massachusetts suffered from Schizophrenia and Low Back Pain. Eventually, the combination of her conditions made work impossible. She applied for Long Term Disability through her employer’s insurance plan and received benefits for five years. New York Life stopped paying her after five years because they said she could return to work.
Worried about her lost income, she called Fields Law for help. Our team obtained the claim file from New York Life and found that the insurer overlooked key records about our client’s conditions. The Fields Law attorneys drafted a strong appeal to the insurance company based on the factual and legal errors from New York Life, as well as updated expert opinions. New York Life changed their mind and our client received a lump-sum payment for back-pay and ongoing monthly benefits. She is happy to be through worrying about her disability claim and is pleased to have hired Fields Law.
Brande – Field Tech – Lansing, Illinois
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, End Stage Renal Failure
A young woman from Illinois suffered from Lupus and also suffered from renal failure. As a result, she was unable to perform her job as a Field Tech for a communications company. Her Long Term Disability insurer initially accepted her claim and paid benefits for nearly five years. New York Life later denied her benefits claiming that her disability was not clinically supported.
Clearly unable to work and unsure of what to do, she reached out to Fields Law. Her attorneys at Fields Law began reviewing the entire file from New York Life. After completing this review, we updated medical records and obtained statements from multiple doctors that our client had treated with. With the updated records and reports, our attorneys drafted an appeal which outlined how our client’s condition prevented her from working and that New York Life had failed to show that her condition had improved at all. New York Life reversed its decision and reinstated our client’s monthly benefits. Our client was relieved to hear that she would be getting her benefits back.
