Disability Law Show Bell Radio – S3 E12

Episode Summary

Discover your rights and the truth about insurance companies and long-term disability claims on Season 3 Episode 12 of the Disability Law Show on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.

Listen below to James K. Fireman, Disability Lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, along with guest Terry Corcoran, as they guide you through the proper steps to take when your insurance provider cuts off your long-term disability or denies your insurance claim.

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Episode Notes

• Will disability lawyers take on cases with very limited value?
• I am 58 years old and have been getting disability benefits for nearly a year. My body just gave out and I needed knee replacement surgery. The insurance company is now telling me that they are cutting off my benefits.  At my age, is it worth fighting the insurance company?
• It seems like LTD insurers can pretty much do whatever they want until a legal claim is started.  Why is that the case?
• I have COPD and diabetes which makes me very high risk for COVID. I’ve been on medical leave as a result. I applied for LTD benefits but was denied as the insurer said neither of my conditions actually prevent me from working. Can they do that?
• Do most disability legal claims resolve with a judge making a ruling in court on who wins and who loses the case?
• I was involved in a bad motorcycling accident years ago and  I had to stop working last year when I started getting chronic sinus infections.  My doctors still don’t know what’s wrong. I’ve been denied LTD and they say that the chronic sinus infections and back pain isn’t severe enough.
• When pursuing disability benefits, what government assistance should you be pursuing?
• My husband was in a car accident years ago and broke his back. He hasn’t worked in a while and got disability benefits but was cut off in 2019 and we never got a letter from insurance telling us why. Is it too late to start a legal claim?
• Can you still get disability benefits if you are on a temporary layoff from work?