On November 13, 2013, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed New York’s Anti-Subrogation Bill into law. The new law eliminates federal preemption of New York’s General Obligations Law §§ 5-101; 5-335 (GOL) that prevents health insurers from seeking reimbursement from the victims for settlements reached in tort cases. The law was passed in response to a recent federal court decision in Wurtz v. Rawlings Co., LLC, 2013 WL1248631 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2013). The law is effective immediately and applies to all settlements entered into on or after November 12, 2009.
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