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Long Term Disability Lawyers in San Diego

ERISA Cases in San Diego

ERISA, the Employee Income Retirement Security Act of 1974, provides federal protection of employee rights in the areas of long term and short term disability, life insurance, and health benefits.

As a federal law, ERISA supersedes any state regulations that insurance companies are required to follow. It is essential for long term disability attorneys to thoroughly understand all legal statutes relating to these cases, as well as private policy rules, the client’s rights in their specific circumstance, and the ways in which all of these factors intertwine.

Contact us to speak with our San Diego ERISA attorneys.

How Can Kantor & Kantor, LLP Help?

ERISA regulates employer-provided disability benefits. If you are provided with some kind of disability plan by your place of work, you hope it will cover your expenses in the event that you are seriously injured or become ill.

Unfortunately, insurance companies do not always supply the proper compensation in these cases, and will often undervalue or deny disability claims. Without insurance coverage, you may not be able to afford the cost of medical care, and could struggle with additional, everyday expenses while you are unable to work.

Our San Diego ERISA lawyers have successfully achieved results for clients with:

  • Bipolar disorder
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Epstein-Barr virus
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Osteoarthritis

At Kantor & Kantor, LLP, we are committed to recovering the compensation you deserve. ERISA was enacted to ensure injured or ill workers have the security of long term disability coverage — our ERISA attorneys in San Diego are dedicated to protecting that right.

Attorney Glenn Kantor, California

Attorney Glenn R. Kantor

Glenn Kantor is a founding partner of Kantor & Kantor LLP. As a young attorney, Glenn saw the injustice of wrongful insurance denials and created a law firm to represent individuals seeking to obtain their rightful benefits. Glenn is committed to ensure that clients receive the benefits they are entitled to under their insurance policies or group health plans. [Attorney Bio]

Recent Trial Verdicts

Recent Trial Verdicts

Kantor & Kantor obtained successful outcomes for our clients who had the following disabling conditions:

Fibromyalgia and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

Hartford had denied the claim, stating that our client’s cognitive deficits were manufactured and that she could perform her own occupation, which required engineer-type skills. Among other things, Hartford relied upon a doctor who did not believe in the disabling potential of Fibromyalgia. In its decision for our client, the Court stated that Hartford’s medical evidence was not credible because its physician did not accept Fibromyalgia as a potentially disabling condition.

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Orthopedic Back Injury/Arthritis

Our client suffered from a degenerative back condition, which made it difficult for her to sit for long periods of time. Cigna denied the claim, forcing our client to litigate to obtain the benefits to which she deserved. The Court found in favor of our client, holding that Cigna’s physicians engaged in a selective review of the medical records. An insurance carrier is required to consider all of the evidence; not just that which favors its financial interests.

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Seizure Disorder

Hartford improperly terminated our client’s benefits, after he had been on claim for almost 20 years, while still suffering from breakthrough convulsions. The Court held that the isolated evidence that Hartford relied upon to support its claim termination was insufficient to support its contrary conclusion.

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