Claims Administrator Waits Too Long to Seek Reimbursement

A New York appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation claims administrator waited too long to seek reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund for a lump sum that had been agreed to in a settlement. Case: Matter of Quinn v. Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., No. 531725, 11/18/2021, published. Facts: Thomas Quinn worked for the Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. He sustained a work-related injury to his left foot in July 2005 and established a claim for workers' compensation benefits. The claim was later amended to include a consequential injury to the back and reflex sympathetic dystrop...