Lawyers for the Insured

At Murphy Battista LLP, much of our work involves claims against insurance companies.

When the object is to get the benefit of a negligent party’s insurance coverage, lawyers refer to the actions as third-party insurance litigation. Similar problems arise with insurance companies when the insured seeks coverage for a loss protected under the policy, only to find that the insurer denies coverage or disputes the loss. These cases are known as first-party claims and often involve litigation between a property owner, a business owner or a life insurance beneficiary against the insurer that issued the policy.

BC Lawyers for Denied Disability Insurance Claims

Our experience with disability claims includes working with people whose disabilities result from birth injuries, medical negligence, dental malpractice, chronic or degenerative conditions related to occupational disorders, and other causes.

The issues and tactics necessary to resolve a claim vary a great deal between different kinds of losses and can vary considerably from one case to another.

Your legal team must be prepared to establish your contractual right to coverage under the terms of the insurance policy, show that exclusions or conditions do not apply to your claim, and document your losses in detail up to the policy coverage limits. Murphy Battista’s experience with overcoming these challenges in first-party insurance disputes can give you a significant advantage.

In disability insurance claims, the goal is to establish a right to benefits based on an inability to resume work after an accident, major surgery, illness or chronic medical condition. Our decades of experience with medical negligence and personal injury litigation add substantial value to our understanding of insurance law and practice when it comes to disability claims.