DB Disability Law Ledger™ – April 2009
HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE GUY WHO BOUGHT DISABILITY INSURANCE?
It goes like this . . . A guy goes into an insurance office to purchase a disability policy. The agent has him sign all of the appropriate paperwork, and the guy assumes the policy will be there for him if and when he [...]
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 [...]
