Kentucky ERISA Disability & Life Insurance Claim Lawyers

Allstate Employees sue Allstate Corporation and their 401k plans, alleging breach of fiduciary duties. The suit is based on the alleged poor performance of investment selections and expenses incurred. The case involves investments in six of the Focus Funds. The suit includes allegations against the plan fiduciary duties to diversify the investments of the plan…

On June 8, 2021, Mehr Fairbanks Trial Lawyers obtained a judgment for $190,000 against Hartford Life and Accident Company in federal court. Hartford wrongfully denied life insurance benefits to a widow after her husband died of cancer, and accused them of making misrepresentations on the insurance application. The court disagreed and ordered Hartford to pay…

Some car accidents are more complicated than others. Were you injured in a car wreck involving multiple vehicles? How do you determine who is at fault? Kentucky applies “pure comparative fault” when determining who is responsible for causing a collision. This means it is possible more than one person could be responsible for compensating you…

Q: My life insurance policy was canceled because I missed a premium. What do I do? A: How long has it been since your premium was missed? If it was less than 30 days, all life insurance policies should have a clause that says that you can make that payment during a grace period of…

Accidental Death and Dismemberment (also referred to as AD&D or ADD) insurance is a type of life insurance that may provide additional coverage to you and your family if a death is the result of an accident. This means your beneficiaries may be able to recover life insurance proceeds plus additional accidental death proceeds. While…

Mehr Fairbanks Trial Lawyers teamed up with The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning to raise money for their tutoring services. You can read more about the fundraising project here. Mehr Fairbanks Trial Lawyers promised to match up to $10,000 of any contribution made to the fundraiser. Thanks to several thoughtful donors, MFPTL was able…

Attorney Bartley Hagerman recently settled a premises liability case for $100,000. Our client slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot after getting out of her car and sustained bodily injuries. The lawsuit was settled with the property owner and the snow and ice removal company. If you or someone you know suffered bodily…

Austin Mehr will be presenting on the topic of Insurance Bad Faith Litigation on Friday, July 17, 2020 beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST. Austin will be presenting along with attorneys Buddy Wheatley and Claire Parsons. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the session will be held via Zoom. Mehr was invited to present in this CLE…

Did you know that some state governments look at the reading levels of 3rd graders to plan prison capacities in the future? By teaming up with The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning, we can help close the achievement gap that exists with children in our community. It starts with learning to read well. Carnegie…

The coronavirus pandemic has led to many events being postponed or canceled all around the world. In many cases, this is considered bad news for all involved. Workplaces deemed nonessential have been closed for nearly two months waiting on this period of life to pass. Fortunately, our office’s mission is still to help our clients…