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en-us2008-04-09T17:25:42-05:00Scott M. Riemer to Lecture at ACI Conference in Boston on Disability Insurance Claims
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On June 12, 2008, Scott M. Riemer will lecture at the 11th National Advanced Forum on Resolving Disability Insurance Claims & Litigation in Boston. The conference is sponsored by the American Conference Institute. The conference will include speakers who are...Disability Newsscott2008-04-09T17:25:42-05:00Multiple Sclerosis Society (NYC Chapter) files Amicus Brief in MetLife v. Glenn
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On March 27, 2008, the NYC Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society filed an amicus curiae brief in the case of MetLife v. Glenn, now pending in the U.S. Supreme Court and waiting for oral argument on April 23,...Disability Newsscott2008-04-08T16:06:52-05:00Consequential Damages Now Available in New York
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New York has always been a regressive State for insurance claims. Not any more. On February 19, 2008, New York's highest Court issued a decision in Bi-Economy Market, Inc. v. Harleysville Ins. Co. of New York that dramatically changed the...Disability Newsscott2008-02-21T17:55:37-05:00Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Important Long Term Disability Case
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear MetLife's appeal in MetLife v. Glenn. This will perhaps be the most important Supreme Court decision in the area of long term disability claims in decades. On January 18, 2008, the Supreme Court agreed...Long Term Disability Benefitsscott2008-01-25T16:04:25-05:00Scott M. Riemer Lectures at Long Term Disability Workshop
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On October 24, 2007, I lectured at a Special Workshop on long term disability benefits held in the New York City offices of Friends in Deed. The title of the lecture was "Long-Term Disability Benefits in Danger: Disturbing Trends and...Riemer & Associates Newsscott2007-10-25T14:38:41-05:00Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Case Managers are NOT your Friend
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Your long term disability claim case manager is not your friend, your advocate, or your confidant. Don’t be fooled. No matter how empathetic, how friendly or how helpful your case manager appears to be, your case manager is your adversary....Long Term Disability Claimant Tipsscott2007-08-10T14:23:22-05:00Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Avoid the "Typical Day" Trap
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Disability insurance companies will often ask you to describe a "typical" day. This is a trap for claimants who suffer from a condition with variable symptoms. If you have such a condition, you generally have "bad" days and "better" days....Long Term Disability Claimant Tipsscott2007-07-12T15:41:59-05:00Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of New York Introduces HR2622
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HR2622 is an important Bill before Congress that deserves and needs your support. Any attorney representing claimants in long term disability cases could tell you that the playing field is slanted in favor of insurance companies. This is because in...Disability Newsscott2007-06-20T13:28:45-05:00Scott M. Riemer Lectures at ACI Conference on Disability Litigation
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On June 7, 2007, I lectured at the 10th National Advanced Forum on Resolving Disability Insurance Claims & Litigation in Boston. The conference is sponsored by the American Conference Institute. The conference included speakers who are leading plaintiff and defense...Riemer & Associates Newsscott2007-06-07T14:26:51-05:00Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Bad News Diary
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The success of a long term disability claim is dependent on proving that your symptoms are disabling. A diagnosis of a particular illness is not enough. You will need to establish that the symptoms that you suffer prevent you from...Long Term Disability Claimant Tipsscott2007-05-18T10:10:31-05:00