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Category: Long Term Disability / ERISA

NY Independent Medical Examiners (IME's) and Fuctional Capacity Evaluators (FCE's) Subject to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits on Disability Claims

How many times has one of your clients told you the IME or FCE physically hurt them during the course of a so called "independent medical exam" or "functional capacity exam"... Continue Reading

Congratulations President Obama: Now Please Fix ERISA Disability Claims Law

First and foremost, congratulations to our new President – Barack Obama. His historic election will forever change the way opportunity and entitlement are viewed in the United Stat... Continue Reading

Veteran Long Term Disability Insurance Defense Attorney Michael Yoeli Joins Turley Redmond & Rosasco

Michael Yoeli, one of the most experienced long term disability lawyers in the legal community, has joined Turley Redmond & Rosasco, L.L.P. as ‘Of Counsel”. After a distinguished ... Continue Reading

McCauley v. First Unum: A Second Circuit New Year's Gift to NY Long Term Disability Lawyers

Actually, the scathing Second Circuit decision in McCauley v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 26094 (2nd Cir., Dec. 24, 2008) came down this past Christmas Eve. But wh... Continue Reading

LexisNexis Honors the New York Disability Law Blog as a "Top 25" Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Blog for 2008

The Lexis Nexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center Powered by Larson’s recently announced the 2008 honorees for the LexisNexis Top 25 Blogs for Workers’ Compensation. The New York Disability Law Bl... Continue Reading

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2008 from NY Disability Attorneys Turley Redmond & Rosasco, L.L.P.!

At this festive time of year, when so many of us are struggling in economic despair, let us not forget all that we still have. In the spirit of the Christmas season, let us try to put aside our wo... Continue Reading

Compassionate Allowances for Social Security Disability Claims

The Social Security Administration has recently developed a new procedure for handling disability claims from claimants with the most severe and disabling conditions. The new procedure allows... Continue Reading

Unum, America's Largest Long Term Disability Insurer, Found Guilty of Social Security Disability Fraud

Today’s NY Times reports that a federal jury in Boston has found Unum, the nation’s largest long term disability (LTD) insurer, committed fraud by requiring it’s customers to appl... Continue Reading

Rosasco Attends NOSSCR Disability Lawyer Conference in LA

I had a great time at the NOSSCR Social Security Disability law conference in Los Angeles last week. I actually had a chance to chat with Social Security Commissioner Michael Astru... Continue Reading

Long Island Rail Road Disability Claim Scandal Widens

According to an article in Newsday today regarding the LIRR disability retirement scandal, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has now issued subpoenas to four long term disability insurance companies an... Continue Reading