Seattle, WA
Employee benefits Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits
OUTCOME: Petition for review granted; pensions increased
On behalf of William Serres, and a class of 100 people in the same situation, Jim Oswald successfully challenged DRS' failure to increase their pension benefits to reflect distributions from a prior s ... uit for back pay.
OUTCOME: Decision in favor of plaintiffs
The court held that when Port of Seattle terminated all of its warehouse employees, it was required to provide retiree medical coverage to employees who had completed the years of service required to q ... ualify for the benefit, despite statements in the medical plan that the benefit could be terminated at any time.
OUTCOME: Long term disability benefits restored
Insurer had terminated LTD benefits after twelve years, based on video surveillance that showed plaintiff gardening and shopping. Court granted judgment restoring benefits, based on arguments that ac ... tivity was consistent with plaintiff's statements to the insurer, and that patients with disabling chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia may be able to engage in sporadic physical activity, but are not able to work on a consistent basis.
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