Group Self Insurance Trust Can Compel Retroactive Approval of Worker's 3rd Party Settlement

A New York appellate court ruled that a group self-insurance trust was entitled to an order compelling the Special Funds Conservation Committee to retroactively approve of an injured worker’s settlement with a third-party tort-feasor. Case: In the Matter of Empire State Transportation Workers' Compensation Trust v. Special Funds Conservation Commission, No. 2016-02851, 07/05/2018, published. Facts and Procedural History: Licinio Marrero sustained injuries when he was assaulted during the course of his employment with Dak Transportation. Marrero established the compensability of hi...