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February 2023

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South Carolina Supreme Court

South Carolina Supreme Court Says Passenger/Employee May Not Recover UM Benefits From Driver/Co-Worker Auto Carrier

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, NewsletterBy Emma PlahmerFebruary 27, 2023

Connelly v. Main St. Am. Group, 2023 WL 152540 (S.C. 2023) South Carolina’s Exclusive Remedy Rule has prevented an employee from collecting $350,000 in uninsured motorist benefits for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident she was in while a…

Claims Skyrocket

Total Loss Claims Skyrocket as Vehicle Technology Makes Even Slight Damage More Severe

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Newsletter, SubrogationBy Emma PlahmerFebruary 22, 2023

Earlier in my career I handled a subrogation case involving a brand-new vehicle which was lightly tapped from the rear by a careless driver. The damage to the vehicle was very minimal, yet the vehicle was declared a total loss…

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Welcomes Muhammad Qasim To The Firm

Announcements, NewsletterBy Emma PlahmerFebruary 20, 2023

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. is pleased to welcome Muhammad Qasim (goes by “Qasim”) as a new Associate Attorney who will be joining the subrogation litigation team in our Santa Ana, California office. Qasim brings a wealth of litigation experience to…

MWL Partner Eric Goelz Retires

AnnouncementsBy Emma PlahmerFebruary 17, 2023

MWL partner Eric J. Goelz has retired from MWL after thirty three years of practice. Eric graduated cum laude from Marquette Law School in 1989 and practiced in insurance defense litigation and subrogation in both private practice and as in…

Washington

Washington Court Allows Recovery for Residual Diminished Value Following Vehicle Repairs

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Newsletter, Property, SubrogationBy Emma PlahmerFebruary 17, 2023

Grothe v. Kushnivich, 521 P.3d 228 (Wash. App. 2022) One by one, states have begun to recognize a vehicle owner’s third-party claim for residual diminished value damage, or “stigma damage”, which is the loss of value of an automobile that…

Stephen A Smith

MWL Welcomes Steve Smith As New Partner

AnnouncementsBy Emma PlahmerFebruary 8, 2023

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. is pleased to announce that Stephen A. Smith has become a partner with the firm. Steve is in his 13th year of practice and joined MWL in 2015. His practice focuses on insurance litigation and subrogation,…

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