Blog Home Recent Posts in the Illinois Category Chicago Lawyer with Vision Loss Wins Lawsuit Against MetLife for Disability Benefits May 8, 2020 The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals finds MetLife wrongfully denied long-term disability benefits for Chicago lawyer suffering from vision ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Court Finds Lincoln Used Wrong Date of Disability to Pay Illinois Tax Attorney a Smaller Monthly Benefit Jan 15, 2020 An Illinois District Court held that Lincoln National Life Insurance Company used the wrong date of disability for a Chicago tax attorney to pay him a ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Lincoln Cancels LTD Benefits for Woman with Breathing Complications Dec 26, 2019 A woman in Montgomery, Illinois was diagnosed with a number of respiratory complications, including asthma, restrictive lung disease, and sleep apnea. ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Aetna Abandons Fiduciary Duties to Terminate LTD Benefits for Arthritis Patient Dec 21, 2019 Our client was a Chicago Public School System special education teacher who loved her job. Unfortunately, her hands became effectively crippled by ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Illinois Court Rules Aetna Wrongly Based Doctor's Disability Benefits Upon Reduced Salary Jul 1, 2019 An Illinois court ruled Aetna wrongly based a doctor’s disability benefits upon a reduced salary when determining his benefit amount. Dr. Schewitz’s ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Illinois CAO Hit by Hockey Puck Permanently Disabled, Fights for LTD Benefits from Liberty Jun 7, 2019 After being hit in the head with a hockey puck at a hockey game, a Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) from Arlington Heights, Illinois was rendered ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Illinois Court Denies Parties' Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment In ERISA Disability Case, Finding Significant Factual Disputes May 3, 2019 An Illinois District Court denied the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in an ERISA disability case, finding significant factual disputes ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading After Losing ERISA Lawsuit, Liberty Still Denies Client LTD Benefits May 2, 2019 A woman from Shorewood, Illinois required multiple back surgeries in only a few years, which left her effectively disabled from chronic back pain . ... Posted By Dabdoub Law Firm Continue Reading Page of 2