Federal Court Rejects Long-Term Disability Insurer’s Irresponsible Denial of Benefits to Medical Provider Addicted to Fentanyl

Published by The Pellegrin Firm, L.L.C. March 10, 2020

All too often, long-term disability insurers look for reasons to deny payment to disabled insureds. This is just as true of insureds with addiction and mental health issues as it is of insureds with physical limitations. In a recent case out of Missouri, a federal judge rejected an insurance company’s denial of benefits to an impaired nurse anesthetist.

Can Fraternity Members Be Held Civilly Liable When a Sleep-Deprived Pledge Hits and Kills Someone While Driving?

Published by The Pellegrin Firm March 5, 2020

In an interesting case decided by the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in October 2019, the court ruled that members of a fraternity’s executive board could be held individually liable for a fatal car accident allegedly caused by a sleep-deprived pledge forced to act as a designated driver for intoxicated fraternity members.

In Unpublished Decision, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Discusses Meaning of “Regular Care” Provision in a Long-Term Disability Policy, Finds for Claimant

Published by The Pellegrin Firm February 5, 2020

In a recent decision, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit discussed the meaning of a “regular care” provision in a long-term disability policy.

Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in New Orleans Rules for Man Injured in Collision with St. Bernard Parish Fire Department Fire Truck

Published by The Pellegrin Firm January 19, 2020

In a ruling dated January 8, 2020, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in New Orleans ruled in favor of a man injured in a collision with a St. Bernard Fire Department fire truck in 2011.

Federal District Court Judge Finds Long-Term Disability Insurer May Take Setoff for Social Security Retirement Benefits

Published by The Pellegrin Firm January 5, 2019

In a ruling dated December 27, 2019, a federal district court judge affirmed The Hartford’s decision to offset a disabled Atlas Air, Inc. employee’s long-term disability benefits with Social Security Retirement benefits.

Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment on Liability to Injured Carnival Cruise Passenger Seeking Damages Under Maritime Law

Published by The Pellegrin Firm December 29, 2019

In a recent decision dated November 22, 2019, a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida denied summary judgment for an injured cruise ship passenger seeking a ruling declaring Carnival Cruises negligent in her case. More specifically, the plaintiff sought a ruling from the court that Carnival had actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition that caused her injury.