Taxpayer’s income included Social Security payment 
Published: January 8, 2013
Tags: disability insurance, Social Security, taxation
A taxpayer was required to include a $73,000 lump-sum payment of Social Security benefits in his gross income, even though he was required to reimburse his private disability insurer for that amount, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled in upholding a $16,000 deficiency assessment.
Jury awards $4 million in disability insurance case
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: February 9, 2011
Tags: California, disability benefits, disability insurance
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $4.2 million in damages to a disability insurance policyholder who said her insurance company had unreasonably terminated her benefits.
Jury awards $6.2M in disability insurance dispute
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 16, 2009
Tags: disability insurance
A federal jury in South Dakota has awarded $6.2 million to the estate of a woman who claimed her disability insurer refused to pay her claims after taking her premiums for years. The verdict, handed down Friday, will affect people nationwide, said the woman’s attorney, Michael Abourezk. Click here for the full article from The Rapid City Journal.
