Andre LeGras sought continued disability benefits and pursued an administrative appeal after receiving a denial. The appeal deadline fell on a weekend, and Aetna treated the appeal as untimely, asserting that the missed deadline barred judicial review of the claim. Kantor & Kantor challenged Aetna’s rigid deadline interpretation and argued that ERISA exhaustion requirements are […]
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Life Insurance
Malignant brain cancer took the life of the husband of another of our clients. He too had life insurance through his employer. It was a $1,000,000 policy. When his wife made a claim, the insurance company denied it in part saying that her husband was only entitled to $500,000 in benefits because he did not […]
