A District Court Rejects Insurer’s Denial of a Long-Term Disability Claim Based Only on a Paper Review of Medical Records and Blind Adherence to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
June 21, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCA “battle of the experts” is common in legal disputes. But what happens when your doctor determines you are disabled and unable to work, while the insurer’s doctor determines you are not disabled based on a review of your medical …
Part-Time Work: Is this Sufficient to Preclude a Claim for Long-Term Disability Benefits Under the “Any Occupation” Standard of Total Disability?
June 16, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCLong-term disability insurance policies are an important safety net for employees. In the event of an accident, long-term disability helps to bridge the gap in income when an employee is no longer able to work. But to what extent does …
Ninth Circuit Interprets the Health Parity Act in Favor of Insureds Seeking Health Insurance Benefits
June 14, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCInsurance companies often attempt to provide different levels of benefits for the treatment of physical injuries and mental health issues in the same policy. Mental health parity describes the equal treatment of mental health conditions and non-mental health conditions in …
Los Angeles Daily Journal Publishes Article on May 24, 2018 by Robert McKennon Entitled “Preexisting Condition Doesn’t Preclude Coverage”
May 28, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCIn the May 24, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the Daily Journal published an article written by the McKennon Law Group’s Robert J. McKennon. The article addresses a recent case by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, …
Bloomberg BNA Publishes Article on McKennon Law Group’s Case “Aetna Ignored Facebook Posts Showing Man’s Disability: Lawsuit”
May 21, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCOn April 23, 2018, Bloomberg BNA published an article covering McKennon Law Group’s
innovative use of social media monitoring to benefit our client in his lawsuit against Aetna
Insurance Company. In “Aetna Ignored Facebook Posts Showing Man’s Disability: Lawsuit,”
Jacklyn …
Los Angeles Daily Journal Publishes Small Firm Profile on the McKennon Law Group PC Entitled “Shifting Allegiance: No Longer Insurers’ Advocates, McKennon Law Group Attorneys Stand Up for Policyholders”
May 10, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCIn the May 7, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Daily Journal Staff Writer Melanie Brisbon authored a “small firm profile” article on the McKennon Law Group PC. The article covers the firm’s path to success, starting with …
Robert McKennon and Stephanie Talavera Publish Article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal: "Ruling Addresses When A Third-party Acts as ERISA Fiduciary"
April 11, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCIn the April 6, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Robert J. McKennon and Stephanie L. Talavera of the McKennon Law Group PC published an article entitled “Ruling Addresses When A Third-party Acts as ERISA Fiduciary,” discussing a …
Agents, Brokers and Rescission of Insurance Policies
April 09, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCGenerally, an insurer need not investigate statements made in an application for insurance, subject to certain exceptions. Instead, the potential policyholder or applicant must fully disclose all known material information. If a potential insured does not correctly disclose information on …
How to Fight ERISA Long-Term Disability Claims Denials: The Use of Personal Statements
April 02, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCPain is a highly subjective, personal phenomenon. Only the person suffering from pain can adequately describe that pain and how that person is affected by the pain. And we know that one person may be capable of tolerating a completely …
Robert McKennon Quoted in Super Lawyers' Article: Does Suicide Invalidate an Insurance Claim? It All Depends on the Language in the Policy
March 10, 2018 McKennon Law Group PCRobert J. McKennon, founding shareholder of McKennon Law Group PC, shared his comment for an article discussing important clauses in insurance policies entitled “Does Suicide Invalid an Insurance Claim? It All Depends on the Language in the Policy.” The author …
