Richard Schuster Becomes Partner Of The Firm

Newsletter

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (“MWL”) is pleased to announce that Richard Schuster has been made a partner of the firm. Rich has been with MWL since 2012, concentrating his practice on large loss subrogation and product liability cases, including overseeing the firm’s involvement with the subrogation litigation surrounding the 2013 ammonium nitrate explosion at…

TAKING SUBROGATION SHORTCUTS MEANS GETTING CUT SHORT: New Louisiana Decision Highlights Pitfalls Of Not Intervening

Newsletter, Workers' Compensation

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. has consistently advised its Louisiana clients to always intervene in third-party tort suits to recover workers’ compensation benefits, as some published opinions have suggested that a workers’ compensation carrier waives its right of recovery if it does not intervene after receiving notice of suit. A recent case from the Louisiana…