Monthly Archives: December 2017

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Posted by Gary L. Wickert on December 15, 2017

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. would like to thank all our clients and local counsel for a wonderful year and we wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a blessed Holiday Season. Regardless of what Christmas means to … Learn More

New Jersey Supreme Court Strikes Down Pre-Injury Waiver Of Third-Party Rights By Employee

Posted by Gary L. Wickert on December 15, 2017

On December 11, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court handed injured employees and struggling small businesses in New Jersey a huge victory. In Vitale v. Schering-Plough Corp., A-20-16; 078294 (N.J. December 11, 2017), the Court of Appeals affirmed a trial … Learn More

Hawai’i’s PIP Subrogation DUI Loophole

Posted on December 15, 2017

The law of physics known as the “Uncertainty Principle” states that the position and velocity of an object cannot be measured exactly, at the same time, even in theory. The reason for this is that any attempt to measure precisely … Learn More

Subrogation Doesn’t Take A Vacation For The Holidays

Posted on December 14, 2017

As the weather starts to turn colder (at least here in the Northern states), our thoughts turn to the holidays and all the joys of the season. Again, not to be a Grinch this season (see my previous article entitled “Subrogating Christmas” … Learn More

Xarelto Subrogation Shows Promise With Plaintiffs’ 1st Trial Win

Posted on December 7, 2017

A Philadelphia jury handed down a roughly $28 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG on Tuesday, December 5, giving hope to tens of thousands of Xarelto plaintiffs after a series of defense verdicts in the federal multidistrict litigation … Learn More

BREAKING: Opioid Cases Consolidated Into MDL

Posted by Ryan L. Woody on December 6, 2017

After considering a motion brought by the plaintiffs in 46 actions pending in nine federal districts across the country, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) entered an order on Tuesday, transferring those actions to the Northern District of Ohio for … Learn More