Rainey v. CHS
Aug 15, 2014OUTCOME: Court ordered employer to pay
Employer and insurer denied over $750,000 in life insurance for murdered pharmacist's children, claiming she was ineligible for amount signed up for at work.
Portland, OR
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OUTCOME: Court ordered employer to pay
Employer and insurer denied over $750,000 in life insurance for murdered pharmacist's children, claiming she was ineligible for amount signed up for at work.
OUTCOME: Benefits awarded
MetLife denied LTD benefits to cancer patient with chemo-related cognitive problems. Court overturned denial, ordered MetLife to pay benefits.
OUTCOME: Claim remanded for new hearing
Social Security's judge approved this claim, but did so with an onset date that made no sense. We appealed to USDC, which sent the case back to the Agency to determine an onset date supported by the m ... edical evidence.
OUTCOME: Remanded by the Court for a new hearing.
Agency's ALJ failed to state the weight given to a treating physician's opinion.
OUTCOME: After briefing, the Agency requested a remand for a new hearing.
In this hard-fought case, the Agency first moved to dismiss the complaint, filed by the claimant pro se, as untimely. After that was defeated, both sides argued the merits of the case to the court.
OUTCOME: Claim remanded again, for what will be a third hearing.
In this claim's second trip to District Court, we argued that the Agency again failed to properly state the weight given to a treating physician's opinion.
OUTCOME: Claim remanded by the Court for a new hearing.
The Agency failed to consider new and material evidence generated after the ALJ hearing.
OUTCOME: Agency agreed to remand for new hearing
The Agency failed to properly consider a treating physician's opinion, and improperly equated "somatic" symptoms with "fake" symptoms.
OUTCOME: The Court found that the insurance company's decision was arbitrary and capricious, and reversed the decision, ordering benefits paid to Mr. Goetz.
Mr. Goetz was denied benefits under an Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy after he suffered several falls and a resulting subdural hematoma. The insurance company claimed that the falls were th ... e result of a pre-existing condition.