We win for medical technician from Somerset Hospital
Robin had worked as a medical technician in a Somerset hospital for 10 years when she developed complex regional pain syndrome in her foot. UNUM Provident denied her claim, after they conducted a “labor market survey” which purported to interview different employers around Somerset who had jobs available for receptionists who could, according to UNUM, prop up their leg occasionally and answer the telephone. Mehr Disability Law Group began investigating the five employers. This investigation revealed holes in UNUM’s case. None of the employers (a local hospital, a realtor, a newspaper, and two law firms) confirmed the information UNUM used to deny the claim. Mehr Disability Law Group obtained affidavits from these employers, saying they would not hire someone with Robin’s restrictions. UNUM then relented and paid all the back benefits and is continuing to pay Robin’s claim. 
We win for hospital technician from Bowling Green
Usually when claims are denied under ERISA plans, your only remedy is to obtain your contract benefits, and possibly attorney’s fees. Our client, Ben, was a lab tech at a Bowling Green hospital. He injured his foot and filed a disability claim. Since he had paid all of his disability premiums, without any contribution by the hospital employer, Mehr Disability Law Group asked the Federal Court permission to take depositions. The Court agreed. After completing the depositions, the Court also agreed with Mehr Disability Law Group to apply a little known exception called the “safe harbor” that gets the client’s case back to state court, with claims for punitive and extra-contractual damages. Jefferson Pilot soon settled, 6 months after Mehr Disability Law Group got involved.
