Rekstad versus US Bank

Allegations: US Bank screws disabled employee - For TEN YEARS - US Bank fought a disabled employee denying her disability benefits

Read what the victim has to say about her case against US Bank

Rekstad versus US Bank US Bank loses 10 year lawsuit with disabled employee

Final Judgement (appealed) - HERE

Here's another example of an ERISA plan getting off the hook by way of a remand. In Rekstad v. US Bancorp, the Tenth Circuit agreed with the district court that the plan's decision to deny benefits was arbitrary. Yet instead of ruling that the claimant was entitled to plan benefits, the Court actually remanded the case back to the plan to reevaluate the claim Erisa on the web

Remand Didn't Help Where Plan Was At Fault DDB Chicago

Similar complaint - Calvert v Firstar Denial of long-term disability benefits to plaintiff is reversed where defendant-plan administrator acted arbitrarily and capriciously in violation of ERISA

The court granted summary judgement in favor of Ms. Rekstad on her ERISA claim, holding that the plan administrator's decision to terminate her benefits was arbitrary and capricious because it unreasonably relied on a particular doctor's medical examination  EBS

Complaints: 

The woman paid premiums on a disability insurance policy, got seriously injured with resulting permanant disabilities, and should have been able to collect on that policy without hassle. USB stepping in and denying her benefits, using quacks, charlatans and shylocks to try to claim with was conduct beyond outrageous Silent majority

US Bank screws disabled employee (or at least tried to)  Look how greedy, unethical, and downright dirty this case reveals US Bank to be

US Bank screws disabled employee - 2 US Bank did not want to do the responsible thing and pay a very dedicated employee the benefits they deserved so they hired a huge law firm( one that was partnered by a member of their board at one time) to fight me. They paid this attorney what he laughingly called (my case), his “lifetime annuity”

US Bank screws disabled employee -3 Shame, shame, shame on US Bank. Does greed know no boundaries? Now everyone will know how shameful and shameless this company really is

USBancorp has a long history since the Grundhofers took control of discriminatory activities. They have been slammed for involvement in predatory lending practices in inner city areas, for discriminatory lending practices against minorities, for discriminatory hiring and compensation practices with both minorities and women, age discrimination, and there are apparently a number of instances where employees have been denied legitimate disability benefits USB Screws Disabled Employee

Jerry G rakes in $15+ Million of undeserved compensation annually, and he lets his rabies-infected lawyers hound this poor woman into the ground. There is no excuse for this kind of behavior; not towards a customer, and especially not towards an employee. Just again goes to prove that either Jerry doesn't know what is happening inside his own nest, and/or doesn't give a sh-t about anyone in the world but himself US Bank screws disabled employee

Some of you people should be ashamed of yourselves for putting your love of money before human life. There is a name for this demon. G.R.E.E.D. US Bank screws disabled employee

If this story is true, and I see no indication that it is not, then Jerry Grundhofer and his pack of greedy asshole lawyers should be tarred and feathered and run through the streets of Minneapolis US Bank screws disabled employee

Another case of Jack and Jerry Grundhofer and there lawyers acting like Nazi stormtroopers. If any of you idiots think the bank's conduct was fair, ethical, approriate or legal, then you are as morally challenged as the Grundhofers US Bank screws disabled employee

The fact that Jerry's USBank continued to fight her is sad indeed. I guess this is an example of the 'cost cutting' that Jerry has been so proud of  US Bank screws disabled employee

What the F is the matter with the people running USB?...Time for Jerry Grundhofer and his in-the-pocket board of directors to step aside in disgrace. And let this be a warning to all other USB employees and customers - this is how Jerry likes to play: DIRTY! US Bank screws disabled employ

Beyond the fact that USBs behavior was rude and unfair in this instance, it was just plain bad business...Now they have been exposed as the corrupt and unethical organization that they are. Very bad business. Stupidity on the part of management. Stupid management gets you stupid employees, which gets you stupid business operations. It is time for a reality check: time to remove Grundhofer and all the other stupid and corrupt people running USB USB Screws Disabled Employee

USBank used its muscle to play legal games and prevent her from getting her rightful benefits. It had nothing to do about whether her claim was righteous, and all about USBank's lawyers being able to use legal tricks to block her in court. The only amazing thing is that she had the courage and strength to keep coming back and taking on USBank's sleazy lawyers...I've been leaning towards the belief that Jack and Jerry Grundhofer are just mobsters in bankers' clothing. This clinches my opinion US Bank used its muscle

What's Happening Here??? Jerry Grundhofer is paid to know what is going on in his company, and to take responsibility for everything that happens in his company. If he doesn't or won't, then he can join Ken Lay and Bernie Ebbers in the halls of corporate disgrace

In this case US Bank is the plan administrator and they go over the cases with ITT Hartford making the decisions to deny the disability payments. They have the authority to say who and when the insured should be paid. That is why the judge found USBank guilty of conflict of interest... "I find a conflict of interest exists, an inherent conflict in interest exists if the defendant (USBANK) is both the administrator and the insurer of the disability plan  Confusion!

FYI, this is not round one on the legal case Rekstad VS USBANK. This case has been in appeal 3 times and US Bank lost everyone... I hope you do not work for US Bank because you will not have the support I had to withstand 10 years of abuse.... If you think you, as an employee, matter one iota to Grundhoffer you will be sadly kicked in the stomach just like I was Unusual activity on the board

To continue the abuse of US Bank, On the last possible day in March 2005, USBANK filed another appeal to continue denying its responsibility to its employee, Denise Rekstad....How many more years is this evil going to continue? Confusion! 

Is Grundhoger a front for the mafia? Is he trying to force employees to stop using their benefits? This seems like criminal behavior to me. I think the stockholders should ask for an investigation into the dealings of the Rekstad case criminal background should be checked

Why not pay? USBank took the risk to self insure and now they don't pay because ERISA protects them from only having to pay back wages and expenses. The bank usually makes money on the amount owed until they have to pay. Unfortunately there are other people getting hurt because they don't give a damn thank you

Grundhoggers have been know to disciminate. Look at their history. Maybe Rekstad fits the bill of a women and an AMERICAN INDIAN, Which is at the top of the Grundhogder hate list. US BANK did not have one women branch manager at the time Rekstad was an employee and it is well known Grundhoggers did not approve of the American Indian freedom of rights movement  Known dislike

What on earth could you have against a women who worked for the bank this site is set up for? Is it that her abuse by USBANK is embarrassing for you as an employee or do you agree with abuse and discrimination by an employer to employee USB Screws Disabled Employee

Re: I was hit by a drunk driver at 10;30 in the morning. His blood alcohol level was almost .3. I am not a whiner. This is not an unusual case. There are many people laying in beds at the Craig neurological hospital looking at the painted ceiling because they cannot sit up. They cannot talk, they cannot focus, they cannot think

So what is the 'precident' that you and USB are so afraid of setting? Playing fair with employees and customers? USB Screws Disabled Employee

This story is just plain OUTRAGEOUS ! Claims it does however fully expose just how unehtical, arrogant, stupid, incompetent, and, if the facts are completely true, corrupt this company has become under the Reign of the Grundfockers USB Screws Disabled Employee

In regards to Ms. Rekstad's case, what U-Skank Bank has is a culture of "make as much as you can for yourself, as fast as you can, and screw everyone else" USB Screws Disabled Employee

Apparently, employees were led to believe that they were buying an insurance policy from Northwest Mutual or ITT, when in fact no such policy existed; it was USBank that extended the coverage as a self-insured entity (that would be mis-represnetation and fraud in most locales) Confusion!

Brief summary of the 10 yr abuse by US BANK Vault - US Bancorp

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