Health and Disability Practice

Defending ‘benefit dispute’ matters requires a highly specialized knowledge of both ERISA and state insurance law.  Our expertise and experience enables us  to stay on top of developing precedents and to consistently obtain favorable results for our clients.

The Life, Health, Accident & Disability Practice Group specializes in defending claims for benefits on behalf of insurers, employers and third-party administrators in both ERISA and non-ERISA plans.

The Group is headed by Steven Getzoff.  Mr. Getzoff is a Vice-Chair of the Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association.  He has published extensively on issues related to benefits claims in the New York Law Journal as well as various ABA and Defense Research Institute publications.

Some recent publications include:

            • “Determining What Services Are ’Medically Necessary,” New York Law Journal, 1996

            • “A Hard Look At Conflicts And Their Impact On ERISA Litigation,” ABA Health and Disability Insurance Committee Newsletter, 2000

            • “The ‘Any Occ’ Phase Of Disability Policies And Programs: Must An Old Dog Learn New Tricks?,” Defense Research Institute Life Health And Disability Committee Newsletter, 2001

Some of our clients include:

            • MetLife

            • AIG

            • General Electric

            • Travelers Insurance

            • Allstate Insurance

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