Disability Law

COVID long-haulers need more help, understanding from insurers

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Courtney Mulqueen
Courtney Mulqueen
Principal Lawyer & CEO at Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation
(416) 900-0368
Courtney@MulqueenDisabilityLaw.com
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of potential long-COVID treatments have the added bonus of discovering treatments for other “invisible illnesses” with similar symptoms, says Ontario disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen. However, with no immediate relief in sight for COVID long-haulers or those suffering from other illnesses that […]

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Using job abandonment to fire disability claimants is unfair

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Leanne Goldstein
Leanne Goldstein
Founder, Senior Lawyer at Leanne Goldstein Law Professional Corporation
(416) 889-8583
leanne@leannegoldsteinlaw.ca
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Attempts by employers to use job abandonment to terminate long-term disability claimants is an unfair ploy that causes emotional distress and hardship, says trauma-informed long-term disability lawyer Leanne Goldstein. “Some employers are trying to get rid of employees who are on disability under the guise of abandonment of employment,” says Goldstein,

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Should you file for disability or seek accommodation? Read on

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Leanne Goldstein
Leanne Goldstein
Founder, Senior Lawyer at Leanne Goldstein Law Professional Corporation
(416) 889-8583
leanne@leannegoldsteinlaw.ca
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • When an injury or illness prevents you from being able to adequately perform the duties of your job you may not know what to do next. Is it better to seek an accommodation from your employer or should you pursue a claim for disability benefits? “The choice is not always

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Using redemption arc to assess invisible injuries is ‘archaic’

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Courtney Mulqueen
Courtney Mulqueen
Principal Lawyer & CEO at Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation
(416) 900-0368
Courtney@MulqueenDisabilityLaw.com
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Insurance providers should be taking a more individualized approach to assessing invisible injury disability claims in order “to fulfill their duty of good faith,” says Ontario disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen. “The expectation is that with proper treatment a person who has suffered an injury or illness is likely

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Fight for your rights after an insurance claim denial

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Leanne Goldstein
Leanne Goldstein
Founder, Senior Lawyer at Leanne Goldstein Law Professional Corporation
(416) 889-8583
leanne@leannegoldsteinlaw.ca
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Trauma-informed disability and insurance lawyer Leanne Goldstein says an insurance claim denial can be stressful. And your anxiety level is sure to rise even more if you have been accused of misrepresentation or fraud.  However, she says an unfounded assertion of material misrepresentation is more common than many may believe – especially with mortgage disability

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New firm aims to create ‘supportive environment’ for clients

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Courtney Mulqueen
Courtney Mulqueen
Principal Lawyer & CEO at Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation
(416) 900-0368
Courtney@MulqueenDisabilityLaw.com
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • For York Region disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen, the guiding principles of her new practice have as much to do with how to serve clients as it does with winning cases. “We are a trauma-informed disability law firm,” she tells LegalMattersCanada.ca. “We understand the impact of the trauma our clients have

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New firm has ‘the ammunition’ to take on any insurance company

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Leanne Goldstein
Leanne Goldstein
Founder, Senior Lawyer at Leanne Goldstein Law Professional Corporation
(416) 889-8583
leanne@leannegoldsteinlaw.ca
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Trauma-informed lawyer Leanne Goldstein says the aim of her new disability law firm is to help clients “transition from a very difficult period in their lives to reach a point of successful closure.” “Our motto is ‘The courage to fight; The compassion to care,’” says Goldstein, who opened the doors to

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Finding the answers to serve clients in disability law in 2022

/ 2022 Year in Review, Disability Law /
MK Disability
MK Disability
Law firm at MK Disability Law
(844) 231-6986
info@mkdisabilitylawyers.com
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The team at MK Disability Lawyers shared their insights on a myriad of issues during a busy year of representing their clients. Partner Leanne Goldstein started 2022 off by explaining that having a diagnosis in a disability claim does not automatically lead to benefits nor does the lack of one necessarily mean you are not entitled to file a claim. Proving

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Family doctor shortage can impact the ability to prove disability claims

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Courtney Mulqueen
Courtney Mulqueen
Principal Lawyer & CEO at Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation
(416) 900-0368
Courtney@MulqueenDisabilityLaw.com
Courtney Mulqueen
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A family doctor’s role in supporting their patients through an insurance claim process cannot be undervalued, says York Region disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen.  However, Mulqueen, principal lawyer and CEO, Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation, says the shortage of these practitioners is impacting both patient care and the ability

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Strong connection between chronic pain and mental health issues

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Rupa Karyampudi
Rupa Karyampudi
Founder and partner at MK Disability Lawyers
rupa@mkdisabilitylawyers.com
(647) 697-4600
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The link between chronic pain and mental health issues is often marginalized or ignored, especially when it comes to long-term disability (LTD) claims, says Toronto and Markham-area disability lawyer Rupa Karyampudi.  Karyampudi, a partner at MK Disability Lawyers, points to a Harvard Medical School study that reports the “overlap of anxiety, depression, and

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