Your news feed is constantly cluttered with natural disasters – wildfires, hurricanes, and floods seem to have become part of our daily conversations. According to a recent study by the Institute for Economics and Peace, natural disasters on a global scale have increased ten times since the 1960s.We often absorb this information with sorrow for […]
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) issued a Press Release to announce the incredible news that from this past weekend and we are thrilled to share it here!“On Saturday, October 17, after passing unanimously out of Congress, the President of the United States signed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S.2661) into law. This […]
Saturday, October 10, 2020, was World Mental Health Day. I should have had this blog post turned in by then. But every time I started to write, something stymied my “oomph.” I wasn’t down, I wasn’t blue, I just didn’t have the ‘get-up-and-go’ in my fingers to type out anything of note. The weather yesterday […]
As many healthcare providers have experienced, anti-assignment provisions in ERISA health plans can be a full stop to recovering unpaid claims. In good news, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital v. Community Insurance Company dba Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, et al., No. 19-55053, __F.App’x__, 2020 WL […]
Michelle Konstantinovsky’s August 26, 2020 article, published in Scientific American, sheds light on the stark reality that not only are eating disorders very serious diseases, but many sufferers have gotten worse during the COVID pandemic.The article discusses that perhaps one reason behind the worsening of those suffering is being online so much more now because […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP recently shared the wonderful news about a victory achieved on behalf of one of our clients who had been denied insurance benefits for the treatment of her conditions that included anorexia nervosa, depression, anxiety, OCD and self-harm. This blog explains a bit more about how a case like Jamie’s works, as […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP, one of the most experienced law firms in the nation dealing with litigating insurance claims against insurance companies, is proud that once again five Partners have been selected to the 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Co-Founders Lisa Kantor and Glenn Kantor are joined by Senior Partners Alan Kassan and Corinne […]
Breaking News in the Field of Eating Disorders ResearchThis week, researchers in the field of eating disorders announced ground-breaking results from a study that was a worldwide, collaborative effort amongst scientists, noted bloggers, advocates, clinicians, treatment centers, organizations, families, those who have suffered from anorexia nervosa, and more. The study, with results published in Nature […]
We Have Achieved Tier 1 Ranking in Insurance LawAt Kantor & Kantor, LLP, we are proud to announce that we have recently been named in the latest edition of “Best Law Firms,” a publication of Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report. We were regionally ranked in Tier 1 in insurance law, compared with […]
September 10, 2018 was #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and National Suicide Prevention Week runs through September 15, 2018. Some of the reasons we need to talk about suicide include:Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and we all know someone affected by it;Each year, 45,000 Americans die by suicide; and54% of those who died by suicide in […]
