Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against Prudential
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 Prudential.
Lila – Registered Nurse – Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Breast Cancer
A registered nurse from Kentucky originally stopped working due to her diagnosis of stage IV metastatic breast cancer and all the consequential disabilities related to this life-threatening diagnosis. After 24 months of coverage, Prudential terminated benefits as it claimed this registered nurse did not meet their definition of disabled and claimed she could perform a list of occupations.
Upset at her sudden loss of income, she called Fields Law for help appealing the denial decision. The attorneys at Fields Law contacted our client’s doctors to compile reports of all of her symptoms and treatments. After only one appeal, Prudential agreed with the Fields Law attorneys, and reversed their prior determination and administered benefit payments immediately.
Christian – Global Sales Representative – Aurora, Illinois
Cognitive Impairment, TBI
A 51-year-old gentleman, who worked as a Global Salesperson for a large business, suffered a traumatic brain injury. His job required him to reason, analyze and articulate highly complex sales concepts to potential buyers, which despite his earnest effort, he could no longer do.
He attempted to work for several months, but when he began to slur his words and forget his most important sales pitches, he saw his doctor. Neurocognitive tests were done and demonstrated that he suffered from in irriversible cognitive impairment condition. He applied for disability benefits which, despite the clear findings of cognitive decline, Prudential denied.
He then hired Fields Law Firm and its staff quickly moved to obtain all records as well as supportive reports from the treating doctors. An appeal was filed, and the denial was reversed in light of the substantial evidence that had been presented.
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.
