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  • April 9, 2008 5:25 PM
    Scott M. Riemer to Lecture at ACI Conference in Boston on Disability Insurance ClaimsOn 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...
  • April 8, 2008 4:06 PM
    Multiple Sclerosis Society (NYC Chapter) files Amicus Brief in MetLife v. GlennOn 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,...
  • February 21, 2008 5:55 PM
    Consequential Damages Now Available in New YorkNew 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...
  • January 25, 2008 4:04 PM
    Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Important Long Term Disability CaseThe 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...
  • October 25, 2007 2:38 PM
    Scott M. Riemer Lectures at Long Term Disability WorkshopOn 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...
  • August 10, 2007 2:23 PM
    Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Case Managers are NOT your FriendYour 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....
  • July 12, 2007 3:41 PM
    Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Avoid the "Typical Day" TrapDisability 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....
  • June 20, 2007 1:28 PM
    Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of New York Introduces HR2622HR2622 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...
  • June 7, 2007 2:26 PM
    Scott M. Riemer Lectures at ACI Conference on Disability LitigationOn 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...
  • May 18, 2007 10:10 AM
    Long Term Disability Claimant Tip: Bad News DiaryThe 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...

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