A Civil Litigation Webinar

Carrier’s Rights Under Kelly, Burns & Bissell

This video is from a live webinar that took place on: Monday, August 9, 2021 at 3:00 pm EST

In this webinar, “The Carrier’s Rights Under Kelly, Burns, and Bissell,” we explore the carrier’s right to reimbursement and subrogation under Section 29 of the New York workers’ compensation law. This video was recorded live from training provided by Lois LLC on August 9, 2021.

We discuss the following:

There’s no such thing as 1/3rd, 1/3rd, 1/3rd in New York!
How Kelly apportionment works with examples.
How the Burns decision impacts recovery for Loss of Wage Earning Capacity awards.
Understanding how the share of litigation expense impacts recovery.
What the Matter of Stenson means for lien waiver.
The Bissell decision and speculative medial expenses.

An archive of prior presentations is here.

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LOIS has a dedicated Civil Litigation Practice to serve general liability, premises liability, automobile liability insurance carriers and third party administrators in reimbursement claims under New York WCL § 29 and New Jersey’s Section 40 (N.J.S.A. 34:15-40). Our attorneys also regularly represent these clients’ insureds in defense of personal injury matters filed in all counties in Metropolitan New York, all counties in New Jersey and in the federal courts.