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August 2017

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Seat Belt Defense In All 50 States

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, NewsletterBy JamieAugust 31, 2017

Subrogation professionals must become familiar with an increasingly used defense in the litigation of auto insurance subrogation cases. Even if the insured is totally free from fault in the operation of the insured’s auto, not wearing a seat belt could…

Must Hurricane Harvey Victims File Insurance Claims Before September 1?

Newsletter, PropertyBy JamieAugust 29, 2017

As if the tragedy and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston and Gulf Coast region wasn’t bad enough, a few opportunistic trial lawyers and public adjusters have taken to social media urging Houston homeowners to file their insurance…

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Welcomes Isaiah M. Richie To The Firm

NewsletterBy JamieAugust 28, 2017

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (“MWL”) is pleased to announce that Isaiah Richie has joined our insurance litigation team as an associate attorney in our Wisconsin office. Isaiah is licensed to practice in Colorado and Wisconsin. Formerly a clerk at…

Driverless Car Legislation Introduced In Congress

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, NewsletterBy JamieAugust 28, 2017

As you may know, Gary Wickert recently appeared on a national Ringler Radio program, hosted by Larry Cohen. The program, titled “Driverless Car Litigation”, focused on the ever-changing intersection between the exploding industry of self-driving vehicles and litigation. The latest…

MWL Wins Appeal In Defamation Case Brought By Disabled Local Firefighter That Runs Triathlons

Insurance Defense, NewsletterBy JamieAugust 28, 2017

Recently, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (MWL) successfully argued an appeal regarding a firefighter’s claims of defamation. The dispute stemmed from a local television broadcast in which a reporter discussed the disabled status of local firefighter. The firefighter had injured…

NFPA 921 FOR DUMMIES: How To Play The Fire Cause And Origin Game And Win

Newsletter, PropertyBy JamieAugust 24, 2017

Every year, property insurers write checks totaling nearly $15 billion in response to fire losses, large and small. Fire claims average nearly $50,000 and are the most expensive type of claim filed, followed by hail claims at $11,000. Claims professionals…

The “Domtar Paper” Chase Continues

Newsletter, Workers' CompensationBy JamieAugust 21, 2017

It seems that there are no lengths parties won’t go to in order to destroy what they perceive as the evil known as “subrogation.” Workers’ compensation subrogation professionals in Pennsylvania are familiar with the saga of the Domtar case, which…

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Announces New California Office

Newsletter, SubrogationBy JamieAugust 16, 2017

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (MWL) proudly announces the opening of its new branch office in California. The office is located at 500 N. State College Blvd, Suite 1100, Orange, California 92868, with convenient access to state and federal courts…

Don’t Build With “Synthetic Stucco” – If You Want Insurance Coverage

Insurance Coverage, NewsletterBy JamieAugust 10, 2017

Recently, in Kaitlin Woods Condominium Ass’n v. Kaitlin Woods, LLC, et al., 2017 WL 3234370 (Wis. 2017), the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a “synthetic stucco” (also known as Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS)) exclusion in a commercial general…

Navigating The Anti-Subrogation Rule

Newsletter, SubrogationBy JamieAugust 3, 2017

Subrogation is the legal doctrine which allows one party, usually an insurance company, that pays a loss by its insured which was caused by a third party, to take over the rights of its insured against the third party and…

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