I’m a little bit behind from the holidays in posting the approvals that we received at the end of last year, but please see the below list.  If you have a denial of benefits from any of the below insurance companies or have a similar medical condition and have been denied, please feel free to ...

Most of the disability cases that come to us are still in the appeal phase.  What that means is we have an administrative appeal that must be exhausted prior to filing a lawsuit in Federal District Court.  While I normally explain cases to potential clients, by giving them a worst case scenario, administrative appeals are ...

Almost every day, I’m asked by potential or current clients, “Do I need an attorney for the appeal process?”  Invariably, that answer is “Yes.”  While the insurer or your claims person from the insurance company may tell you that you do not need an attorney and that if you simply submit your own appeal they ...

Hi, I’m Attorney Nathan Bax here at the Foster Law Firm and today I wanted to give you some tips about how to file your ERISA claim. Now, let me start by saying that this is not legal advice, this is just some general information about claims and that each person’s circumstance is unique so ...

Many attorneys often encounter difficult situations in dealing with ERISA plans who are asserting a lien, subrogation right, or a reimbursement action.  This is a common problem faced in many personal injury cases.  Attorney Nathan Bax was featured in the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly discussing how to tackle these tough issues.  Please see the article ...

A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Duke University over their retirement benefits.  Attorney Nathan Bax was interviewed by the Duke Chronicle and provided his thoughts on the potential of that litigation.  Please see the article attached below.Duke University Class Action Lawsuit...

Attorney Nathan Bax was featured in the SC Lawyers Weekly Newspaper for his recent health insurance victory.  This case involves the wrongful denial of medically necessary treatment for a rare neurological condition, Guillian-Barre Syndrome (hereinafter “GBS”).  The health insurance company, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, denied Mr. Bax’s client’s health insurance benefits, claiming that her medically ...

Firm attorney, Robert E. Hoskins, is co-authoring a chapter in a new publication that will be forthcoming from Bloomberg BNA Publications. The volume is scheduled to be published in 2016 and the chapter which Mr. Hoskins is authoring deals with handling ERISA governed disability claims through the pre-litigation appeal/review process....

Foster Law Firm, LLC has again been recognized by the publication, The Best Lawyers in America®, for 2016 in the area of ERISA Litigation. Additionally, firm attorney, Robert E. Hoskins, was recognized as the Best Lawyers’ 2016 ERISA Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” for Greenville, South Carolina. Only a single lawyer in each practice area ...