WCB Must Share Settlement With Group Trust Member

A New York appellate court ruled that a member of a defunct group self-insurance trust was entitled to a share of the settlement proceeds it obtained through joint negotiations with the state Workers’ Compensation Board. The Appellate Division's 3rd Department found that an Albany County Supreme Court judge erred by ruling that the board was not required to provide a verified accounting of the trust's assets before determining that Murray Bresky Consultants was not entitled to a share of the $945,000 in settlements from operators of the defunct Manufacturing Self Insurance ...