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The Wisconsin Supreme Court Weighs In Again On Liability Waivers

Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, NewsletterBy JamieOctober 25, 2016

Back in September 2013, we posted an article entitled “Do Liability Waivers Really Work?” The article served as a primer and cautionary tale regarding the enforceability of common liability waivers. These are the agreements required by gyms, martial arts facilities,…

Wisconsin’s Duty To Defend And The “Four-Corners” Rule

Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, NewsletterBy JamieOctober 18, 2016

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has recently had occasion to clarify the issue of whether extrinsic evidence can be considered in determining an insurer’s duty to defend in the case of Water Well Solutions Serv., Inc. v. Consolidated Ins. Co., 2016…

SUBROGATING HAWAI’I: Navigating The Subrogation Trade Winds In “The Middle Of Nowhere”

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Newsletter, Property, Workers' CompensationBy JamieSeptember 29, 2016

Hawai’i. There is no place like it on earth. It is the most remote population center on the face of the planet, 2,400 miles from the nearest anything. It has the most diverse population on earth, with no racial or…

SUBROGATION MAGIC: Creating Something Out Of Nothing – Subrogating MCS-90 Endorsements

Newsletter, Transportation and CargoBy JamieSeptember 29, 2016

In 2010, researchers at the University of Michigan hypothesized that it is theoretically possible to conjure particles from a complete vacuum under the right circumstances. Performing such a feat in the world of subrogation might seem improbable, but subrogation theory…

SALES AND USE TAXES ON SUBROGATION SERVICES: Navigating The Sales Tax Maze In South Dakota, New Mexico, And Hawaii

Newsletter, SubrogationBy JamieSeptember 28, 2016

As a means of raising revenue, particularly during times of economic crisis, a handful of states employ, and many states repeatedly revisit, the dubious and counter-productive scheme of imposing a tax on professional services, whether as a sales tax (including…

Product Liability Law

Successful Product Liability Subrogation Is No Accident

Newsletter, Product LiabilityBy JamieSeptember 27, 2016

When a product fails and causes damages to other property, a straightforward property damage claim takes on a whole new dimension. Recovering property damage claims related to a product liability defect are some of the most complicated, challenging, and difficult…

Connecticut Supreme Court Grants Workers’ Compensation Carrier Right To File Third-Party Action

Newsletter, Workers' CompensationBy JamieSeptember 26, 2016

Until recently, Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Statute, § 31-293, labored under the judicial interpretation by which an employer was allowed to file a third-party action, but its workers’ compensation carrier was not. Subrogated carriers had to hope that the employee…

SUING THE KING: State Sovereign Immunity And Tort Liability In All 50 States

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Construction Defect, Contribution and Liability, Newsletter, Property, Subrogation, Workers' CompensationBy JamieSeptember 7, 2016

Ronald Reagan famously said, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Government has become almost synonymous with ineptitude. So it should be no surprise that every day people are…

Richard Schuster Becomes Partner Of The Firm

NewsletterBy JamieAugust 31, 2016

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…

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

Newsletter, Workers' CompensationBy JamieAugust 31, 2016

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…

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