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FAQ: My Long Term Disability carrier offered to hire a company to assist me in obtaining Social Security Disability Benefits . . . Should I accept?

This question comes up all the time, so we thought we’d discuss it.Although it is a relatively straightforward question, the answer is not so straightforward. In short, it depends.First, it is both to your benefit and to the benefit of the insurance company or employer paying your Long Term Disability (LTD ) claim that you […]

Heart Disease: Be Heart Healthy 2023

Heart Disease: Be Heart Healthy 2023By Cari M. Schwartz, Esq.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. About 697,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2020. […]

Six Kantor & Kantor LLP Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  DECEMBER 19, 2022Kantor & Kantor congratulates the following attorneys on being selected as Super Lawyers 2023Northridge, California, United States — Six Kantor & Kantor LLP Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 2023 • Anna Maria Martin Partner | Employee Benefits | 10 Years• Alan Kassan Senior Partner | Employee Benefits & Insurance Coverage […]

Kantor & Kantor LLP Lawyer Named to 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ in Insurance Law

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 13, 2022 — Kantor & Kantor LLP is pleased to announce that one of our associate lawyers has been included for the 3rd consecutive year in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are […]

Kantor & Kantor, LLP Achieves Top Tier Recognition with Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms 2023” For Insurance Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Northridge, California, United States, December 6, 2022 — Kantor & Kantor, LLPAchieves Top Recognition For Their Insurance Law Practice Area Within The Los Angeles MetropolitanArea.U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 13th consecutive year, announces the U.S. News – BestLawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings.Kantor & Kantor, LLP has been […]

What Is Long Term Disability Insurance?

Long Term Disability insurance (LTD) is an insurance policy that protects an employee from loss of income in the event that he or she is unable to work due to illness, injury, or accident for a long period of time.LTD can provide benefits for work-related accidents or injuries that are covered by Workers’ Compensation insurance, […]

Ninth Circuit Holds That Trial Courts May Not Rely on Arguments Not Raised During the Claims Process

Collier v. Lincoln Life Assurance Co. of Bos., No. 21-55465, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 17087828 (9th Cir. Nov. 21, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Paez and Watford, and District Judge Richard D. Bennett)Kantor & Kantor received a victory on a notable decision in the Ninth Circuit that addressed what arguments ERISA plan administrators and judges […]