DB Disability Law Ledger™ – March 2010
Disability: A Financial Hardship For Working Americans
According to a report published by The Urban Institute, poverty rates double for Americans when they become disabled. Although a variety of public programs exist including Social Security disability, Workers’ Compensation, Supplemental Security Income and Veterans’ disability, presumably as a safety net, these programs have missed the mark for [...]
Disability Law Ledger™ – March 2009
Court Upholds Claim for Damages Due to Deceptive Business Practices
In an unusual decision, the Court denied defendants’ Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company (“Mass Casualty”) and Disability Management Services, Inc. (“DMS”) motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s claim for damages against them for deceptive business practices under New York’s General Business Law Section 349. This decision allowed the [...]
