Long Term Disability Law Blog

This blawg covers all aspects of long-term disability advocacy; topics include long-term disability benefits and claimant tips.

Author: Scott Reimer practices at Reimer & Associates in New York City.

Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Disability Law • Insurance Law • States • New York • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Long Term Disability Law Blog

Scott M. Riemer served as Faculty Member at PLI live webcast on MetLife v. Glenn
On July 17, 2008, Scott M. Riemer served as a faculty member on a live webcast sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute. The topic of the webcast was the "A New Firestone Drill under ERISA:…
Scott M. Riemer to Lecture at ACI Conference in Boston on Disability Insurance Claims
On June 12, 2008, Scott M. Riemer will lecture at the 11th National Advanced Forum on Resolving Disability Insurance Claims & Litigation in Boston. The conference is sponsored by the American Conference Institute. The conference…
Multiple Sclerosis Society (NYC Chapter) files Amicus Brief in MetLife v. Glenn
On March 27, 2008, the NYC Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society filed an amicus curiae brief in the case of MetLife v. Glenn, now pending in the U.S. Supreme Court and waiting for…
Consequential Damages Now Available in New York
New York has always been a regressive State for insurance claims. Not any more. On February 19, 2008, New York's highest Court issued a decision in Bi-Economy Market, Inc. v. Harleysville Ins. Co. of New…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Important Long Term Disability Case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear MetLife's appeal in MetLife v. Glenn. This will perhaps be the most important Supreme Court decision in the area of long term disability claims in decades. On January 18,…
Scott M. Riemer Lectures at Long Term Disability Workshop
On October 24, 2007, I lectured at a Special Workshop on long term disability benefits held in the New York City offices of Friends in Deed. The title of the lecture was "Long-Term Disability Benefits…
Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Case Managers are NOT your Friend
Your long term disability claim case manager is not your friend, your advocate, or your confidant. Don’t be fooled. No matter how empathetic, how friendly or how helpful your case manager appears to be, your…
Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Avoid the "Typical Day" Trap
Disability insurance companies will often ask you to describe a "typical" day. This is a trap for claimants who suffer from a condition with variable symptoms. If you have such a condition, you generally have…
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of New York Introduces HR2622
HR2622 is an important Bill before Congress that deserves and needs your support. Any attorney representing claimants in long term disability cases could tell you that the playing field is slanted in favor of insurance…
Scott M. Riemer Lectures at ACI Conference on Disability Litigation
On June 7, 2007, I lectured at the 10th National Advanced Forum on Resolving Disability Insurance Claims & Litigation in Boston. The conference is sponsored by the American Conference Institute. The conference included speakers who…