Businesses at different levels in the supply chain of a product choose to merge (“vertical mergers,” compared with “horizontal mergers” where business at the same level in the supply chain merge) for a variety of reasons, many of which can be beneficial to competition and/or consumers. Vertical mergers can lead to efficiencies in supply chains, …
There is a New Sheriff in Town: Class Action Enforcement and Implementation of the 2008 Parity Act
In 2008, Congress enacted the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act (“Parity Act”). In essence, the Parity Act necessitates that financial requirements and treatment limitations imposed on mental health and substance use disorder benefits cannot be more restrictive than the financial requirements and treatment limitations that apply to medical/surgical …