Kentucky ERISA Disability & Life Insurance Claim Lawyers

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?…

While finalizing the purchase of a home, it is important to get as much information about the offer as possible. This includes insurance coverage, what is included in the acquisition, and what the buyer is accountable for with the house. If the realty agent, broker or loan provider lied or misled the buyers, this could…

When somebody acquires a home, it is recommended to likewise obtain a comprehensive insurance policy for a myriad of protections. A policy could shield from fires, floods, theft, as well as comparable concerns. Nevertheless, it is critical to know what sorts of security are not provided in these types of coverage too. If there is…

In his decision back in April, U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning declined to dismiss former members of St. Elizabeth Medical Center Employees’ Pension Plan Administrative Committee from an Employee Retirement Income Security Act breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim that the plan had not been properly funded. On Friday, October 5, 2018, Judge Bunning once again rejected the…

On October 4, 2018, a Kentucky jury found against defendant, Greenwich Insurance Co. in favor of dozens of heirs of Ben and Lillian Salyer, plaintiffs. The case arose from JD Carty and other companies insured by Greenwich for trespassing on land owned by the Salyer’s, building roads and drilling wells to access natural gas under…