Deer In The Headlights

Confronting The Deer In The Headlights

One day last month our firm received three separate, unrelated subrogation claim files involving serious personal injury, property damage, and a death resulting from tractor-trailers whose drivers had lost control after serving to avoid colliding with a deer on the highway. In two of the losses, the 18-wheelers overturned and were shortly thereafter struck by…

Nurse Case Management

Oklahoma Opens Door To Recovery Of Nurse Case Management Fees

In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a compensable injury, workers’ compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, independent medical exam (IME) fees, expert fees, functional capacity evaluation charges, rehabilitation benefits, physician advisor fees, behavioral…

Brianna M. Law

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Welcomes Brianna Law to The Firm

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (“MWL”) is pleased to welcome Brianna Law, a new litigation associate, to the firm’s New Orleans, Louisiana branch office. Brianna is licensed to practice law in Louisiana. Her practice focuses on handling automobile, maritime, property and casualty, and workers’ compensation subrogation cases throughout the country, out of the New Orleans…

Virginia Made Whole Doctrine

Virginia Federal Court Conflates Equitable And Legal Subrogation And Establishes The Made Whole Doctrine

Until recently, Virginia courts had not applied or even discussed at length the equitable Made Whole Doctrine. Its application had been rejected in a 1998 unreported state circuit court ruling involving a self-funded medical reimbursement plan.[1] In the case of P.R.C., Inc. v. Jones Welding & Repair, Inc., Judge Jane Roush wrote: O’Bryan’s reliance on…

Brice K. Nakamura

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Welcomes Brice Nakamura To The Firm

Brice K. Nakamura is a Senior Associate Attorney in our California branch office. Brice started his legal profession in the Taxation field where he defended multi-million-dollar companies in California against aggressive tax collection procedures. He then transitioned to the personal injury field, where he gained experience litigating cases involving premises liability, automobile accidents, and real…

Workers Compensation Injury

Ohio Court Rules Workers’ Compensation Carrier May Not Seek Subrogation Reimbursement Of Record Review And Medical Report

In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a compensable injury, workers’ compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, independent medical exam (IME) fees, expert fees, functional capacity evaluation charges, rehabilitation benefits, physician advisor fees, behavioral…