One of the most basic and well-settled tenets of New York law is that the Workers’ Compensation Board maintains exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over all work-related claims and collection disputes. However, in 2015, a small law firm based out of Westbury, New York sought to disrupt the system by commencing several hundred lawsuits in Civil Court, Bronx County on behalf of out-of-state pharmaceutical and durable medical equipment providers arising out of payment disputes involving numerous insurance carriers. The firm touted its effort on its website …
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