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Understanding Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs)

Patient undergoing an Independent Medical Examination with a doctor reviewing paperwork for a disability insurance claim evaluation.

An Independent Medical Examination is rarely as neutral as it sounds. It is a medical evaluation requested by your insurance company, performed by a doctor they select and pay, designed to generate a report that often becomes the centerpiece of a claim denial. The examining physician has a financial relationship with the insurer—not with you. […]

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 […]

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 […]

MS Patient Suffers From UnitedHealthcare’s Arbitrary Denial of Lifesaving Infusions Previously Approved

UnitedHealthcare is the largest insurer of health benefits in the United States but despite its vast reach and revenue, UnitedHealthcare is refusing to approve health benefits for its own employee’s family. Jonathan Mischo is a young father and husband of a UnitedHealthcare employee who has battled multiple sclerosis (“MS”) for several years. MS is a […]

Kantor & Kantor Files Complaint Against Blue Shield of California for Breach of Contract Case Involving Breast Cancer

On August 23, 2021, Kantor & Kantor, LLP, filed a complaint against Blue Shield of California in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles alleging Breach of Contract, Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and violation of California Civil Code Section 3428.After a routine mammogram […]