3rd Dept. Revives Claims Against Broker, Founder of Group Trust

A New York appellate court revived counterclaims by two home health care companies that refused to pay final premium adjustments to a self-insured group trust during the near collapse of the sector a decade ago. The 3rd Department of the New York Appellate Division ruled Thursday that Albany County Superior Court Judge Richard M. Platkin should not have dismissed several of the 13 causes of action alleged in separate cases by People Care Inc. and Recco Home Care Services against the company that controlled the trust, the insurance agency that sold memberships to it and the industry associatio...