Court Gives Group Self-Insurance Trust another Shot at Preserving its Entitlement to Reimbursement

A New York appellate court ruled that a group self-insurance trust didn't necessarily forfeit its entitlement to reimbursement for the benefits it had paid to a worker from the Special Disability Fund by failing to get the Conservation Committee's consent to a settlement that an injured worker had entered into. Case: In the Matter of Empire State Transportation Workers' Compensation Trust v. Special Funds Conservation Committee, No. 2013-05675, 02/25/2015, published. Facts: Licinio Marrero sustained injuries when he was assaulted during the course of his employment with Dak ...