Monthly Archives: September 2018
For Court, Seeing is Believing (or not Believing): Video Surveillance and Credibility in Long-Term Disability Claims
Sep 6, 2018 | Blog | ShareBy: Andrew B. Bryant The scenario is familiar: an insurance carrier denies a disability claim based, at least in part, on covert video surveillance of the claimant. A recent decision by the District Court of the Western District of Tennessee displays how video surveillance can be used by a Court not only as substantive evidence to evaluate degree of disability, but also as a n important tool in assessing the credibility of the entire claim. In the case, Plaintiff Gregory Eaton had been receiving Long-Term Disability (LTD) benefits from Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company due to a back condition […]