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will I need to sue new york life to get death benefits?

March 14th, 2011 5 comments

My mom died during the contestable period and I’ve provided all the information to the insurance company. last week I was told that all medical records have been received and that it should take about 14 days to review and for them to let me know if they’re paying out or not. today my brother called and they told him they waiting for more records from another hospital. I’m thinking they’re giving us the runaround and maybe it’s time to hire an attorney. is there anyone who have some advice?

that is pretty standard when someone dies during contestible period. The insurance companies want to check medical records to make sure all health issues were disclosed at time of application.

If you think there may be a problem with not all records being disclosed at application time, get an attorney…otherwise you may want to wait a little longer to see what the insurance company says first before incurring legal expense

Can you sue a parent for medical records?

December 19th, 2009 5 comments

I have a chronic illness that is hereditary. It runs on my father’s side. My Father will not tell me what illness he has. I feel as a parent you owe that to your children where health is concerned. For my own children’s saftey and mine too. Are there any legal actions I can take? It could be a life or death situation if my father chooses to remain silent. I don’t want the info to go to me just my doctor’s so they know. I suffered for years and my father never even told me he had it! If I had known it was Rheumatoid Arthritis it would have been able to be controlled. Since it is to late for me would like to know for future generations! Can you take these deadly secrets to the grave? I live in Minnesota.
The doctors were stumped for years. Insane I know! My mother thought she had heard about it previously, but wasn’t sure. Not everyone shows it. I found out by process of elimination and $25,000 LATER! !
I am an Adult and dealing with it. Just feel there is more hidden that could be key for the rest of my family.
EVERYDAY I MIGHT ADD!!!!

Your fathers medical records are confidential, just as yours are. So no, as much as it would help you to know (which I totally understand) you are not entitled to them.

You could try to have your doctor contact his to ask if there is anything he/she should be made aware of but I still would not count on it.