Slow to Start, Covid Disability Insurance Litigation Is Coming

Litigation against insurance companies for failing to pay disability benefits to people who can no longer work after having Covid-19 is on the way, attorneys say, the cases just take time to gain momentum.

Deadline extensions from the Labor Department, difficulty getting medical records from doctors reeling from the public health emergency, and many people still working from home has drawn out an already lengthy internal appeals process beneficiaries must go through with an insurer before they can take their case to court. While the delay has stalled litigation for now, disability insurance lawyers expect to see more cases filed ...