Success Stories
$1 Million for California Lawyer
Even lawyers need lawyers. When a California disability attorney filed her claim after retiring due to the onset of a disease, the claim was denied. …$800,000 Plus Recovered in Disability Benefits
A customer service representative employed with a national food chain hadbeen receiving benefits from his insurer…
Bad Faith Disability Insurance Case Going Forward to Trial
A Vermont federal court has rejected Unum's motion to dismiss our client's bad faith case, ordering the case to trial. The jury will now assess Unum's bad faith conduct and decide whether punitive damages…
Turning Things Upside Down
When a major insurer sued our client for a refund of nearly $500,000 paid in benefits, we fought back and turned the entire case around. A major disability insurer claimed, upon learning of our client's…Obtained Reinstatement of Disability Payments
Our client, a professionalmarketer at Verizon, was a heart transplant recipient who suffered cognitivedisabilities. Her insurer claimed…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 favor an orthopedic surgeon who could no longer perform surgery due to multiple…Fixing Errors and False Assumptions
Our client, a critical care physician in Michigan, suffered from substance abuse and addiction problems. After he was caught stealing drugs from his place of employment, he was fired from his job. …$400,000 Plus Disability Claim Settlement for Disabled Commodities Trader
Our client, who worked as an open outcry commodities trader on the floor of COMEX, suffered from permanent hearing loss. His occupation entailed receiving orders from clerks who shouted customer orders…
Quadrino Schwartz Obtains True Justice for Client in Battle Against First Unum
After an extended legal battle, Quadrino Schwartz obtained an important ruling from a New York appeals court against disability insurer First Unum. The Quadrino Schwartz client kept the faith…
Enforcing the Contract: Critical Care Nurse Gets Her Benefits
Our success in an "own occupation" disability case forces insurance companies to evaluate a person's occupation based upon their duties and tasks, not based on the job title.Our…
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$5 Million Verdict Upheld in Appeals Court
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$4.25 Million Settlement: And They Wanted Our Client to Pay Them a $3 Million Refund?
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$4.1 Million: Now That’s a Big Residual Claim
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$4 Million for Corporate Telecommunications Executive in Atlanta
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$3.3 Million for Orthopedic Surgeon
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Successful Disability Lawsuit for September 11th Worker
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$2.4 Million for Physical Therapist in Arizona
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$2 Million Obtained for Cardiologist
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$2 Million Recovered for Disabled Doctor
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$2 Million Recovery for Disabled Corporate CEO
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$1.78 Million in Past Due and Future Benefits for Corporate V.P.
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$1.5 Million Recovery That Almost Wasn’t
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$1.5 Million ERISA Victory
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$ 1.4 Million Recovery: The True Meaning of Total Disability
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$1.4 Million for Surgeon in Louisina
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$1.4 Million for Surgeon in Louisina
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$1.4 Million for Surgeon in Louisina
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$1.4 Million for Surgeon in Louisina
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$1.3 Million Swing for Orthopedic Surgeon
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$1.2 Million Settlement: Proof That “Functional Capacity” Tests Are Phony
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$1 Million Victory for Orthopedic Surgeon
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$1 Million in Benefits Obtained When Nobody Would Render Help
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$1 Million for Tennessee Health Care Executive
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Richard Quadrino Invited to Lecture at National Disability Seminar
Mr. Quadrino has been invited to lecture, once again, at the nation's top disability…Read more.. -
“Top Trial Lawyers in America” Status Granted to Three Partners of the Firm
Three partners of our law firm have been admitted as members of the Multi-Million…Read more..
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Reuters Interviews and Quotes Richard Quadrino on Purchasing Disability Insurance
Mr. Quadrino, one of the firm's partners, was contacted and interviewed by Reuters…Read more.. -
Evan Schwartz Interviewed for Article on the “Hidden Time Bombs” in Physician Disability Claim
Partner Evan Schwartz was quoted as an authoritative source in an article on…Read more..
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Quadrino Schwartz Court Decisions
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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…Read more ... -
Huge Trial Victory for Quadrino Schwartz
Jury Rejects First Unum’s Tactics and Renders Total Disability Verdict…Read more ... -
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…Read more ... -
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…Read more ... -
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,…Read more ... -
Quadrino Schwartz Obtains True Justice for Client in Battle Against First Unum
After years of bad faith litigation by First Unum, Quadrino Schwartz obtained…Read more ... -
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…Read more ... -
Summary Judgment Obtained for Disabled Nurse
A federal court in Connecticut has awarded summary judgment to an operating…Read more ...