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Our clients are in crisis:

Their health is compromised, they can no longer work in the professions they love, and now their disability income benefits are in jeopardy.

That’s where Springer Ayeni can help.

Since 2002, Cassie Springer Ayeni has dedicated her San Francisco Bay Area practice to helping people secure disability insurance benefits owed under employee benefit insurance plans.

ERISA Benefit Claims

All employee benefit plans are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a complex area of the law requiring expertise for success. Cassie has that expertise in spades.

Long-haul COVID Disability Claims

Long-haul COVID patients may have a variety of CDC-recognized symptoms that keep them out of work temporarily or permanently. Cassie has quickly developed expertise in the area, and has presented to long-haul COVID survivors through Body Politic’s long-haulers network, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal on long-COVID in the workplace. She encourages anyone whose long-COVID symptoms are interfering with the ability to work to contact her as quickly as possible for possible representation, ideally before applying but certainly after a denial of benefits.

Types of Employee Benefit Cases

A physician with migraine headaches who could no longer perform hospital work, but could perform clinical work. Cassie successfully appealed the denial of her disability benefits claims to make up for the income loss, reaching a quick result for the client.

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A physical therapist whose cancer made it impossible for her to work with patients. Cassie guided her short and long-term disability applications through to a rapid approval.

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An executive whose stroke caused sufficient loss of function to disabled him from making a timely application for disability benefits. Cassie achieved success for him despite a 3-year delay in submitting proof of loss to his insurance carrier.

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A manager whose neck and back pain forced her to stop working in a sedentary job. Cassie won the case before the insurance carrier, and has continued to secure disability benefits for the client for over a decade.

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A high level sales executive whose spinal fluid leak caused permanent loss of balance. Cassie helped guide him through a successful application for disability benefits and continues to work to ensure his benefits stay approved.

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A talented financial advisor whose sudden onset migraines caused him to lose the ability for computer work. Cassie won his disability appeal to the insurance carrier, and he has received his disability benefits ever since.

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A computer programmer whose cognitive impairment made him unable to multi-task well-enough to handle complex code. Cassie’s work resulted in a successful lump-sum settlement of his case.

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An executive with Parkinson’s Disease who was no longer able to handle the complexities of his job due to balance and executive functioning issues. Cassie helped him apply successfully for disability benefits.

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A successful financial manager with Cirrhosis who no longer had the energy to interact with clients on a daily basis. Cassie successfully appealed the termination of her disability benefits.

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A marketing executive whose hearing loss rendered him unable to interact with clients and co-workers. Cassie won his disability benefit appeal, and he was paid benefits until retirement age.

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An attorney whose bi-polar disorder forced him to stop working. Cassie successfully appealed his denial of disability benefits, despite a delay in applying for benefits.

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An attorney whose failed back surgery resulted in too much pain to sit at a computer desk each day. Cassie won the appeal of the denial of his long-term disability benefits.

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ERISA Disability

Disability Insurance Claims

Appeals and Litigation

Springer Ayeni handles disability benefit claims

“Your Employee Disability Benefit should be there for you…
We Make Sure It Sings For You in Your Time Of Need.”

Although many case details and settlements are confidential, some of Cassie’s published appellate court victories can be read here:

Barboza v. California Association of Professional Firefighters, 594 F. App’x 903 (9th Cir. 2014)
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/12-17439/12-17439-2014-12-02.html

Nolan v. Heald College, 551 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2009)
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/07-15679/0715679-2011-02-25.html

Saffon v. Wells Fargo & Co. Long Term Disability Plan, 511 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir. 2008)
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1106709.html

Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co., 458 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 2006) (en banc)
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1117304.html Â

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