Archives
- 2010.07.23: Hartford's Use of Paper Reviewing Doctors Found Unreasonable
- 2010.07.13: DISABILITY- When it happens to you
- 2010.07.02: CIGNA DENIES LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
- 2010.06.28: LONG TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS DENIED BY AETNA - SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
- 2010.06.22: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WIN APPEAL AGAINST HARTFORD WHO DENIED BENEFITS TO A NURSE ANESTHETIST WITH HAND INURY
- 2010.06.18: CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND MET LIFE DOCTORS WHO DENY THAT ANYONE IS EVER DISABLED - FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WINS ERISA APPEAL
- 2010.06.14: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WINS PRUDENTIAL APPEAL FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR WITH LUPUS AND THYROID DISORDER
- 2010.06.09: Federal Appeals Court Sends Clear Message to Disability Insurance Companies
- 2010.06.04: EMPLOYEES DON'T ALWAYS GET TO CHOOSE - BUT YOU CAN BE PREPARED
- 2010.06.01: US SUPREME COURT DECISION ON ATTORNEY FEES UNDER ERISA A WIN FOR CLAIMANTS
- 2010.05.27: ANOTHER SURVEY - THIS TIME, THE BAD NEWS
- 2010.05.19: SELF-SERVING SURVEY SAYS...... WOULD YOU BELIEVE A SURVEY FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT BROUGHT YOU MET LIFE v. GLENN?
- 2010.05.19: Hartford's Conduct Found Arbitrary and Capricious
- 2010.05.12: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS - AND THEY WRITE TO TELL US
- 2010.05.07: National Disability Insurance Awareness Month - Is there a Greeting Card for That?
- 2010.04.30: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD EDUCATE DENTISTS ON DISABILITY INSURANCE ISSUES AT GREATER LONG ISLAND DENTAL MEETING
- 2010.04.29: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WINS ERSIA APPEAL AGAINST CIGNA FOR GEORGIA MAN WITH HIV/AIDS
- 2010.04.13: ERISA APPEAL AGAINST THE HARTFORD REINSTATES BENEFITS FOR COLORADO RESIDENT
- 2010.04.08: GOOD MORNING AMERICA REPORT ON DISABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY TACTICS SPARKS FLOOD OF CALLS
- 2010.04.06: Benefits Awarded to Chronic Fatigue Claimant
- 2010.04.02: Court Reinstates Claimant with Orthopedic Impairments
- 2010.04.01: JUSTIN FRANKEL TO ADDRESS DENTAL PROFESSIONALS AT GREATER LONG ISLAND DENTAL MEETING - DENTISTS FROM NASSAU, SUFFOLK, QUEENS, NEW YORK COUNTIES
- 2010.03.16: Hartford Insurance Terminates Fibromyalgia Claimant - We Win the Appeal
- 2010.03.11: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WARNS CLAIMANTS - DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT TREATMENT CAN PUT YOUR DISABILITY INSURANCE CLAIM AT RISK
- 2010.03.08: Appeals Court Reverses, Grants Retroactive Benefits
- 2010.03.05: LINCOLN NATIONAL DENIES DISABILITY CLAIM TO CLINICAL NEUROLOGIST; FRANKEL & NEWFIELD OVERTURNS DENIAL AND GETS BENEFITS REINSTATED
- 2010.03.03: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WINS APPEAL AGAINST MET LIFE FOR EXECUTIVE WITH FIBROMYALGIA, CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
- 2010.02.11: New York Times' Article on the Disability Insurance Odds
- 2010.02.03: UNUM REPORTS HEALTHY FINANCIAL NUMBERS - BUT WHAT ABOUT DISABILITY INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS?
- 2010.01.25: Disability Surveillance Footage - When a Picture Really IS Worth A Thousand Words - and Dollars
- 2010.01.18: Who is Your Disability Advocate?
- 2010.01.05: UNUM Policyholder - We Win on Appeal, Lifetime Benefits Are Reinstated
- 2009.12.30: AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION BY FRANKEL & NEWFIELD GETS HARTFORD DISABILITY BENEFITS REINSTATED AND BACK BENEFITS PAID IN FULL
- 2009.12.28: Court Rejects "Result Driven" Functional Capacity Evaluation
- 2009.12.23: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS for all the wrong reasons?
- 2009.12.23: Court Finds Decision Arbitrary and Capricious
- 2009.12.18: MSNBC Reports: Job Losses Send Disability Claims Soaring
- 2009.12.10: Prudential Disability Insurance Policyholder - A Successful ERISA Appeal from Frankel & Newfield
- 2009.12.03: Reality TV and Disability Insurance Claims
- 2009.11.25: FRANKEL & NEWFIELD WINS APPEAL FOR HIGH INCOME MET LIFE POLICY OWNER WITH "RED FLAG" CONDITIONS
- 2009.11.18: The New Insurance Paradigm - Blame the Insured
- 2009.11.13: Good Morning America Continues to Report on Outrageous Acts of Disability Insurance Companies
- 2009.11.10: Disability Insurance Forums - A Helpful Source
- 2009.11.03: Suffolk Dental Bulletin Features Article on Dentists and Long Term Disability Insurance Challenges
- 2009.10.21: New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association Presentation
- 2009.10.14: Liberty Life's Decision was Abuse of Discretion
- 2009.10.13: The Importance of Limiting the Insurance Company's Contact with Your Treating Physician
- 2009.10.10: Prudential Disability Insurance Policyholder - A Successful ERISA Appeal by Frankel & Newfield
- 2009.10.01: California Insurance Commissioner Announces Settlement with Life Insurance Company of North America - LINA
- 2009.09.17: Chiropractic Economics Magazine Features Article by Frankel and Newfield
- 2009.09.15: Claim Decision Reversed; Not the Result of Deliberative, Principled Reasoning Process
- 2009.09.01: CIGNA Disability Insurance Pays a Claim - But Only After Lawsuit Begins
- 2009.08.28: Social media and disability insurance - a word to the wise
- 2009.08.21: Taking Disability Issues to the CEO - Does it Help?
- 2009.08.11: Frankel & Newfield Win Appeal for Floor Trader: Vocational and Medical Data Critical to Protect Claimaint in a High-Stakes Appeal
- 2009.08.07: Surveillance Not Enough to Terminate Benefits
- 2009.07.23: Liberty Life Admits that Surveillance is Aggressive Tactic
- 2009.07.14: Frankel on Long Term Disability Insurance Policies and Baby Boomers for Long Island Business News
- 2009.06.26: Frankel & Newfield Achieve A Significant Victory in Long Term Disability Insurance Case Against Met Life in Federal Court
- 2009.06.22: Met Life Found to Have Abused Its Discretion
- 2009.06.17: Long Term Disability Insurance Company Claims Adjusters A Little Cranky?
- 2009.06.11: Jason Newfield Invited to Present at Prominent National Disability Insurance Conference
- 2009.06.05: Hartford Policyowners - Take Note
- 2009.06.01: The Next Supreme Court Justice? How will claimants fare?
- 2009.05.22: JASON NEWFIELD IS FEATURED SPEAKER AT NATIONAL LEGAL CONFERENCE ON DISABILITY LITIGATION
- 2009.05.14: Jason Newfield Speaks at National Disability Insurance Law Conference
- 2009.05.08: Frankel & Newfield's Spring Newsletter
- 2009.05.04: CDC Reports More Americans Reporting Disability - Frankel & Newfield is here to help
- 2009.04.28: Met Life Denies Long-Term Disability Benefits and Frankel & Newfield Overturns On Appeal
- 2009.04.21: Prudential Terminates Benefits and Frankel & Newfield Overturn on Appeal
- 2009.04.08: Organic Brain Dysfunction Not Subject to Limited Benefit Period
- 2009.04.01: Disability Insurance and Severance - Successful Claims Require Strategic Planning
- 2009.04.01: CIGNA'S Wrongful Denial is Overturned by Frankel & Newfield
- 2009.03.26: Long Term Disability Insurance and the Physician Practice
- 2009.03.24: Disability Insurance Law - Why You Can't Do This Alone
- 2009.03.17: Bad Faith Claims in New York? You gotta believe.
- 2009.02.26: Travel is Work Requirement, Court Holds
- 2009.02.24: Insurer's Reliance Upon Surveillance Improper, Appeals Court Holds
- 2009.02.18: Problems In Subjective Complaint Claims
- 2009.02.17: Investigative Tools Used by Insurers
- 2009.02.10: Frankel & Newfield is Featured in The Journal of Medical Practice Management
- 2009.02.06: CIGNA Again Taken to Task for LTD Claim Handling
- 2009.02.05: Jason Newfield Has Again Been Asked to Present At the ACI National Disability Conference
- 2009.01.30: Californians Should Be Concerned About Their Disability Insurance
- 2009.01.19: New FMLA Requirements Are Now In Effect
- 2009.01.05: Unum's Bad Reputation Continues
- 2008.12.23: Lincoln Reinstates Long Term Disability Claimant
- 2008.12.08: Frankel & Newfield Warns and Informs: Disability Insurance Claimants
- 2008.12.03: Insurance Companies Are Circling The Wagons
- 2008.11.14: Disability Income Insurance: What Everyone Needs to Know before buying an Individual Disability Policy
- 2008.08.28: The Truth About Functional Capacity Evaluations
- 2008.08.04: Frankel & Newfield Has First Case in The Footprints of Met Life v. Glenn
- 2008.07.01: Met Life v. Glenn Changes ERISA Disability Law Landscape
- 2008.06.12: Presentation at National Disability Conference