Litigation Issues 

Documents and pleadings which may be helpful to attorneys litigating or considering the litigation of disability law related cases are available by following the links below.

These documents do not constitute legal advice. Anyone engaged in legal action should consult with an attorney. Attorneys should make their own independent judgments. Local laws vary and the law may have changed since these documents were written. Litigants should fully research any claims or defenses before making them.

 

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	Amici brief in Currie insurance discrimination case		10/20/2002
		This amici brief addresses the insurance industry's claim that it is too expensive to provide parity to individuals with psychiatric disabilities in disability insurance.
	Certified classes in institutional reform cases		2/1/2001
		A list and description of classes which have been certified or agreed to in reported and unreported disability related institutional reform cases.
	FACT SHEET ON ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS OF ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES		5/1/2003
	List of certified classes in selected EPSDT cases		1/10/2002
		Classes have been certified in numerous challenges to the ways that states implement EPSDT programs. Published and unpublished decisions on class certification are listed here. Last updated in January 2002
	Selected Materials on Ethical Issues in the Representation of People with Disabilities		5/1/2003

This document is a case list of ADA cases challenging unnecessary institutionalization in which classes have been certified. (Added April 2010.)