Speciality Risk Services v. Royal Indemnity Co.

Defendant, a workers’ compensation insurer, appeals the denial of its motion to set aside a default judgment entered against it in an action by plaintiff, another workers’ compensation insurer, seeking restitution for unjust enrichment. According to defendant, the judgment is void because the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action. Defendant argues that, under the Workers’ Compensation Law, exclusive jurisdiction over the matter lay with the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS). Plaintiff responds that, as a…