Brandon Osterbind introduces the new podcast, Insight to Injury Podcast. In this episode, Brandon walks you through his background and the path that led him to where he is today. Believing fully that people want to know who their lawyers are, Brandon explains his driving force behind why he does what he does. Then, Brandon […]
ERISA Disability
Social Media Matters, especially in an injury/disability case
By Hannah Bowie I remember sitting in my dorm room in Fairchild Hall at the University of New Hampshire. I received an invite to a new website called “The Facebook,” the newest social media outlet. To join, an existing member specifically invited you. Very few colleges and universities were part of Facebook when I joined. […]
Most Common Reasons Why Long-Term Disability Claims are Denied
Many long-term disability claims are denied as a matter of course for people who are genuinely unable to work. Why? What are the most common reasons these insurance companies who are supposed to provide this necessary benefit deny these claims? Here are just a few that we’ve seen: 1. Your medical treatment isn’t designed to […]
Dealing with a doctor who never saw you in your long-term disability claim
Have you ever wondered why the insurance company is allowed to deny your long-term disability claim because of a doctor that never saw you? You have your treating doctors who provide you with medical care, and they tell you that you were disabled. So, you do what you’re supposed to do and you file your […]
Conflicts of Interest in ERISA Disability Appeals
If you’ve been disabled and applied for long-term disability through your employer-provided disability plan, and been denied, then you know that the insurance company requires an administrative appeal. These hoops you have to jump through may seem useless. Denied, denied, denied. This is the whole premise behind John Grisham’s book The Rainmaker (and the subsequent […]
