Monthly Archives: July 2021

MWL to Present a CPCU Webinar on Subrogating Catastrophes: The Surfside Condo Collapse and Acts of God

Posted on July 30, 2021

Presented By: Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) MWL Speakers: Gary Wickert, Mark Solomon, Ashton Kirsch, and Elizabeth Hernandez This webinar explores the many avenues of potential recovery from catastrophic events when negligence exacerbates or increases the damages. … Learn More

Beware Of Little-Known Workers’ Compensation Lien Waiver Trap In Oregon

Posted by Katherine A. Sandoval on July 29, 2021

A tragic, but all-too-frequent claims handling mistake in Oregon is the inadvertent waiver of a large workers’ compensation lien when the underlying claim is settled through a Claim Disposition Agreement (CDA). On an accepted workers’ compensation claim, the employee and … Learn More

Montana Supreme Court Confirms Insurer Is Victim Entitled To Restitution

Posted by Lee R. Wickert on July 16, 2021

Court-ordered restitution to be paid by a criminal to a subrogated insurance company has become a major source of revenue for carriers in the last couple of years. Restitution is the recovery from an economic loss suffered as the result … Learn More

11th Circuit Announces Expert Doesn’t Need Experience with Specific Product to Testify

Posted by Gary L. Wickert on July 8, 2021

Moore v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., 995 F.3d 839 (11th Cir. 2021). The use of expert witnesses has become an integral and indispensable aspect of American litigation, and it is often the side with the best expert who wins the day. … Learn More