Marie E. Casciari to Speak at the Insurance Claims: Empowering Your Clients for Coverage Webinar
Marie E. Casciari will be presenting with a line-up of mental health parity and insurance benefits experts at the “Insurance Claims: Empowering Your Clients for Coverage” Webinar. […]
Mark DeBofsky Appointed to a Legislative Task Force to Study Mental Health Disparity in Disability Insurance
One of the most challenging aspects of litigating cases under ERISA is that unlike other civil cases, in ERISA litigation courts usually disallow discovery. The ostensible reason for denying discovery is that in many instances, the case is being resolved based on a review of a record. […]
Mark DeBofsky Testifies in Support of Illinois Senate Bill 202
On April 14, 2021, Mark DeBofsky, our founding partner, will be giving testimony before the Illinois Senate Insurance Committee in support of the Illinois SB 202 Bill. […]
How Denial of Autism Care Coverage Can Breach ERISA Duty
According to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in 54 children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, which is considered a developmental disability associated with social, communication and behavioral issues. Although there is no known cure for autism, children with autism may be helped with behavioral treatment such as applied behavioral analysis, or ABA, and early intensive behavioral intervention, or IBT, a subtype of ABA treatment. […]