• Burke v. Independence Blue Cross

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Aerospace | Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Saylor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1588

    Under the Autism Recovery Law, the defendant insurers place-of-services exclusion in plaintiffs policy was ineffective to foreclose coverage for in-school, applied behavioral analysis treatment for plaintiffs son, who was diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder. The court affirmed a lower court order finding the exclusion ineffective.