Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Wisconsin
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.
See successful Wisconsin long-term disability claim results.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Wisconsin.
Paul – Site Supervisor – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Severe Back Pain, Neuropathy, Radiculopathy
An energy site Supervisor from Green Bay, Wisconsin suffered from severe radiating back pain and neuropathy in his extremities. His conditions made work impossible. He applied for Long Term Disability through his employer’s insurance plan and started receiving benefits. Aftert two years, the insurance company stopped paying because they said he could return to work at a different job.
Worried for his lost income and unable to suddenly change careers, he contacted Fields Law for help. Our team obtained the claim file from the insurance company and found that the insurer overlooked key medical records. The Fields Law attorneys obtained updated expert opinions from our client’s doctors as well as vocational experts and drafted a strong appeal to the insurance company. The insurance company changed their mind based on the strength of our arguments and our client received a lump-sum payment for back pay as well as ongoing monthly benefits. He was happy to have won against the insurance company, and pleased that he hired Fields Law for help.
Mary – Payroll Supervisor – Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin
Infalmmatory Polyradiculopathy, Fibromyalgia
A Payroll Supervisor became disabled after developing severe nerve pain all throughout her body. It affected her ability to concentrate and perform her duties throughout the day. After initially paying some disability benefits, her insurer sent a denial letter, stating she could perform desk work and other sedentary duties. The insurance company argued that the woman did not have any severe neurological symptoms that would preclude such duties. The woman was shocked, because her condition had actually been worsening over the past several months.
She retained Fields Law and our attorneys filed an appeal on our client’s behalf. We closely examined the information that the insurer had when it denied benefits and secured detailed reports from two of our client’s treating providers challenging that information. The insurance company reviewed the information in the appeal and determined our client was eligible for benefits.
Scott – Operations Supervisor – Tomah, Wisconsin
Multi-level Degenerative Disc Space Narrowing of Lumbar Spine, Lyme’s Disease, Type II Diabetes
An Operations Supervisor from Wisconsin was diagnosed with multi-level degenerative disc space narrowing of his lumbar spine, Lyme’s disease, and Type II diabetes. Due to his conditions, he was unable to continue performing his job and taken off of work by his doctors. He was initially awarded Short Term Disability benefits by his insurer. However, after paying Short Term benefits for only two months he received a letter in the mail claiming his medical conditions were not severe enough to prevent him from performing his work duties.
Out of work on doctors’ orders and now being told he would not receive any further disability payments, he immediately reached out to Fields Law to assist in challenging this decision. Our attorneys worked with his doctors to secure narrative reports and medical records supporting his inability to work. Our team also assisted him in navigating the procedural maze of applying for Social Security Disability benefits.
After reviewing all of his insurer’s documentation, our attorneys identified several times where critical medical and vocational evidence was ignored, misstated, or selectively cited. We drafted our appeal challenging the denial of Short Term Disability benefits and successfully convinced his insurance company to reverse its denial. Our client then received a favorable disability ruling from the Social Security Administration and our team is now pursuing his Long Term Disability benefits. Our client was extremely relieved receiving not only his significant back pay owed to him but also in knowing that he would now enjoy on-going monthly benefits.
