What truly matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course. As many of you are aware, the ruling in Lewis v. Kmart earlier this year was a landmark victory in the ongoing fight to end discrimination against people with severe mental illnesses. The first lawsuit of its kind to go to trial in the United States, the Federal District Court in Lewis held that a long-term disability policy which provides lower benefits for people with severe mental illnesses than other medical disorders is unfair and discriminatory. KMart appealed the Federal District Court's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which has tentatively scheduled the case for oral argument during the first week in March. The full text of the brief is available on the NAMI website.
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