Quadrino Schwartz Court Decisions

Quadrino Schwartz Court Decisions

Unum Defeated in Its Effort to Classify Private Policy as Governed by ERISA

In a federal case in Michigan, we defeated Unum’s attempt to classify our client’s private disability policy as an ERISA governed policy.  If ERISA were to apply as the governing law,…
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Huge Trial Victory for Quadrino Schwartz

Jury Rejects First Unum’s Tactics and Renders Total Disability Verdict Quadrino Schwartz has dealt a blow to First Unum and obtained a long-awaited trial victory for its client. The jury found in…
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Quadrino Schwartz Obtains Total Victory for Disabled Client Under ERISA

Quadrino Schwartz prevailed in a lengthy legal battle for its client in an ERISA-governed long term disability litigation.  The client's benefits were terminated in 1996 after illness and injury rendered…
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Federal Appeals Court Confirms a Quadrino Schwartz Victory in Arkansas

Kolb v. Paul Revere, 355 F.3d 1132 (8th Cir. 2004) Our client, an orthopedic surgeon, could no longer perform surgeries because he was legally blind in one eye and had diminished vision in his other eye.…
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Cutting Edge ERISA Decision Against CNA & Hartford on behalf of Computer Systems Analyst

After reviewing various legal arguments we advanced on behalf of our client, a New York federal judge ruled that Hartford and CNA's ERISA plan was not valid, due to a defect in how the plan was formed…
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Quadrino Schwartz Obtains True Justice for Client in Battle Against First Unum

After years of bad faith litigation by First Unum, Quadrino Schwartz obtained an important ruling from a New York appeals court against disability insurer First Unum for its client, a former dental hygienist…
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Quadrino Schwartz Obtains Court Order Requiring UNUM to Disclose its Illegal Scheme to Deny Claims

Kellner v. First UNUM, 03-Civ-5497 (Southern District, New York) In a resounding victory for a client, Quadrino & Schwartz has obtained an order from a federal court in New York requiring First UNUM…
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Summary Judgment Obtained for Disabled Nurse

A federal court in Connecticut has awarded summary judgment to an operating room nurse, a client of Quadrino Schwartz.   Aetna had denied the claim entirely, relying upon a faulty interpretation…
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Class Action Certified Against UnumProvident

In a long awaited court decision of national significance, Quadrino Schwartz has obtained class certification of its first-in-the-nation class action against UnumProvident.  The court certified a…
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New York Law Journal Highlights Recent QS Court Decision

Quadrino Schwartz obtained an important decision in one of the three class actions spearheaded by Quadrino Schwartz. The decision was recently featured on the front page of the New York Law Journal (3/28/2005).…
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