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Workers' Compensation Trusts

Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. represents members, trustees, third-party administrators, self-insured groups and individual self insureds in connection with New York Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Trusts. This representation includes:

  1. Defending Trust members against lawsuits by the Workers' Compensation Board to collect assessments;
  2. Prosecuting lawsuits against Trust Administrators for wrongful acts causing financial damages to Trusts;
  3. Defending former Trustees against claims alleging the Trustees were responsible for Trust financial losses;
  4. Defending Insurance Agents and Brokers against claims by former members;
  5. Counseling members, Trustees, Trusts and Insurance Agents and Brokers regarding contractual, statutory and common law obligations, duties and responsibilities;
  6. Counseling Trusts in winding down their operations;
  7. Counseling Trusts regarding their rights to recover from reinsurers/stop-loss insurers;
  8. Counsel Trustees and Insurance Agents and Brokers regarding Insurance Coverage issues under Errors and Omissions and Directors and Officers policies.

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