Kentucky ERISA Disability & Life Insurance Claim Lawyers

Austin Mehr will be presenting for the Kentucky Bar Association Law Updates. Austin will be presenting throughout the state on the topic of federal insurance law on the following dates: Friday, August 30 – Owensboro Convention Center Friday, September 13 – Northern Kentucky Convention Center Friday, September 27 – Sloan Convention Center (Bowling Green) Thursday,…

Life insurance can be purchased one of two ways, either through your employer, in which case ERISA applies, or from a private life insurance company. ​Our experienced bad faith insurance and ERISA lawyers can assist you when either types of these claims have been denied. For more information on life insurance claims, read the FAQs…

How do I apply for long-term disability benefits? You must follow the process and procedure outlined by your long-term disability plan. Your employer’s human resource department is required to provide you with a summary of your plan and its benefits. They may be able to help you fill out the forms. I received a letter…

Elizabeth Thornsbury, one of the firm’s attorneys experienced in short- and long-term disability claims, received an Order in federal court against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company on June 12, 2019. Judge Caldwell found that “Reliance Standard acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying Asher’s appeal…” and that “the final denial decision was not the result of…

Austin Mehr has been invited to speak at the Laurel County Bar association meeting on August 8, 2019 on the topic of bad faith. His program is approved by the KBA for 1 hour of CLE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act! Thirty-five years ago today, our Kentucky state legislators met and voted UNANIMOUSLY to pass the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act. This law leveled the playing field for all citizens of the state against insurance company claim practices. No longer could insurance companies leverage the unequal bargaining…

[Article: Salyersville Independent – https://salyersvilleindependent.com/article/jury-awards-15-mil-mineral-rights-case] SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County jury made the largest bad faith judgment in Magoffin County’s history on Friday, awarding a family over $15 million in an 11-year-old civil case. Just as a brief synopsis, and at the risk of missing something pertinent in the long and detailed case, around 2003…

An insurance company ordered by a Magoffin County jury to dish out $15.3 million to the heirs of a Saylersville family will appeal, the company’s attorney said, further extending an 11-year legal battle that likely involves the largest bad-faith insurance verdict in the state’s history. The jury handed down the verdict late last month, compelling…

Anxiety can manifest in multiple different ways. Generalized anxiety disorder is a common form of anxiety that is classified by the patient experiencing a state of worry and uneasiness, not related to anything, for at least six months. It is possible to develop generalized anxiety disorder at any age. GAD has similar traits to panic…

You need to know what are the common mistakes to watch out for in order to increase your chance of getting ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) long-term disability benefits. Did you know that you may be eligible to claim long-term disability benefits under ERISA should you be unable to work because of sudden disability?…