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Disability Insurance Claims with Specific Disabilities

Handled By Effective San Francisco Long Term Disability Lawyers

You would assume that your insurance provider would pay you your benefits when you become disabled. After all, you have likely been paying your premiums to your insurance provider for years. However, insurance companies routinely deny valid claims for any number of reasons. Sometimes, an insurance provider may claim that there is not enough evidence to prove that you suffer from a disabling condition. Our San Francisco long term disability attorneys can help you gather the necessary evidence to apply for benefits related to nearly any disability.

We have successfully fought for our clients suffering from the following disabilities, and more:

Spinal cord injuries - spinal cord damage or trauma caused by a serious injury can result in reduced mobility or feeling. The cord does not have to be severed for a loss of function. In many disability claims, the spinal cord will be intact, but cellular damage will have led to a loss of functioning.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) - after a serious head injury, the damage to the brain can result in various problems, including concussions, contusions, or hemorrhages within the brain. Diffuse injuries can also cause severe neurological defects.

Cerebral palsy - during birth or in the months following, permanent brain injuries can affect an infant. The results may involve limited motor skills, speech difficulties, and/or learning disabilities.

Muscular dystrophy - this is a genetic disorder where the muscles become very weak. Over time, the muscles break down and are replaced by fatty deposits.

Blindness - blindness is defined as the loss or absence of an ability to perceive visual images. It is considered to be disabling when an individual has less than one-tenth of his or her normal vision.

Deafness - from mild but significant loss of sensitivity to total hearing loss, this disability affects older adults the most. Children can also experience hearing loss from a disorder that affects infants and toddlers called otitis media. Other factors such as extreme noise, drug side effects, toxins, and genetic predispositions can cause severe disabilities.

Mental illness - alterations in mood, thinking, and behavior can be caused by distress or impaired functioning. Common disabilities that may impact your ability to work include depression and bipolar disorder.

Serving Clients throughout California

At the law firm of Delfino Green & Green, our San Francisco long term disability attorneys focus our practice on helping clients secure the disability and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefits that they deserve. When you are unable to work due to a disability or a medical condition, having experienced legal counsel in your corner can help to make all of the difference in your quest for benefits.

Contact us online or call us today at (415) 466-8544 to schedule a free case evaluation with one of our experienced long term disability attorneys in San Francisco.

Verdicts & Settlements
We've Recovered Millions for Our Clients

  • $10,000,000 Bad Faith Insurance Claim
    Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith Bad Faith – Pollution Coverage Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Green worked at one of the largest and most prestigious firms in the U.S. He was the primary attorney on an environmental insurance case that went to trial in San Francisco. After a several week trial, Mr. Green came away with a trial verdict against the insurers with a value of over $10,000,000 in available insurance coverage.
  • $2,400,000 Disability Claim
    Disability – Neurological Issues Our client became disabled from neurological issues. Our attorneys were able to work with the client and his physicians to quickly assemble all of the documentation necessary to support out client’s claim of total disability. The insurer agreed that our client was totally disabled and paid his claim.
  • $2,000,000 Traumatic Brain Injury
    Traumatic Brain Injury to Child A three year old child was being carried across the street when she was struck by an oncoming car. The child suffered a serious traumatic brain injury when she hit the ground. Her injuries were so serious she had to be hospitalized for several months. Our firm negotiated a settlement of $2,000,000 by forcing the payment of all of the available insurance from the driver’s automobile insurer ($1,250,000), the entire amount of the homeowners insurance limits available ($500,000), and all of the amounts that the person carrying the little girl was able to recover from the negligent driver ($250,000). We then arranged for another firm to prepare and fund a large Special Needs Trust for the health and welfare of the injured child.
  • $1,800,000 Heart Condition Disability
    Our client became disabled by a heart attack. The insurer refused to pay, claiming that our client was still able to perform his occupation. We met with all of our client’s doctors, obtained reports confirming the client’s inability to perform his prior occupation, and ultimately convinced the insurance company to pay the claim in full.
  • $1,700,000 Builder’s Risk/Collapse

    A contractor suffered a severe collapse at one of his sites. The claim was submitted to the insurer and denied. Mr. Green reviewed all of the facts, researched the law, and brought together the necessary experts to prove that the Contractor’s Builders Risk insurer was responsible for a substantial portion of the loss. He also proved that a subcontractor was negligent and the subcontractor’s insurer also paid a substantial settlement. In total, Mr. Green was able to obtain more than $1,700,000 in compensation for his client.

  • $1,000,000 Heart Condition Disability
    Our client had worked for the government for many years when she began suffering from a serious heart condition. All of her doctors told her that she could no longer work and if she continued to do so, she would be risking further injury to her heart or even death. Based on thi
  • $1,000,000 Traumatic Brain Injury

    Our client suffered a mild Traumatic Brain Injury when heavy object struck her in the head. The responsible party denied all fault and insisted until the very end that our client had not suffered a brain injury and offered nothing to settle the case. Our firm assembled a team of world renowned expert‘s to demonstrate that our client had suffered a mild Traumatic brain injury. The case settled shortly before trial.

  • $985,000 Traumatic Hand Injury

    Our client was working at a manufacturing plant. While operating a piece of machinery, his glove became caught in the machinery and part of his hand was severely injured. Ordinarily, this type of injury would be restricted to remedies available through Worker’s Compensation. However, through the knowledge, ingenuity, and creativity of our team of attorneys, we were also able to obtain a very substantial civil settlement for our client in addition to the workers comp settlement of his case.

  • $975,000 Aviation Death Settlement
    A husband and father of two small children was killed in an aviation accident involving a small aircraft. Our firm represented the widow and two children against the pilot of the aircraft. By hiring experts in aviation (to prove negligence) and economists (to prove damages), and utilizing William Green’s expertise as an instrument-rated pilot, we were able to make a very powerful case and obtain a very favorable settlement that allowed the family to survive financially.
  • $700,000 Forklift Accident
    A construction supervisor went to pick up some materials for a construction job. A worker at the yard neglected to set the parking brake on a piece of heavy equipment a few yards away. While the construction supervisor had his back turned, the machine rolled into him, pinning him against the side of his pick-up truck. He suffered several broken ribs, but that was the least of his injuries. Within several weeks of the accident, he had partially lost his sight. By working with medical experts, our firm was able to directly connect the sight loss to the injuries caused by the machine that rolled into our client. The case settled at Mediation without any need for a trial.

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