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Florida Tort

SWEEPING FLORIDA TORT REFORM BILL SIGNED INTO LAW: What Every Subrogation Professional Should Know

Newsletter, Subrogation, Workers' CompensationBy Emma PlahmerMarch 29, 2023

On March 23, 2023, the Florida Senate passed a sweeping tort reform bill known as HB 837. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis the very next day and becomes effective immediately. Some elements of the new…

Matthew Greider

MWL Welcomes Matthew Greider to the Firm

Announcements, NewsletterBy Emma PlahmerMarch 28, 2023

Matthew Grieder joined MWL recently as a new litigation associate with the firm’s Austin branch office, and is licensed to practice law in Texas. Matt will be handling automobile, maritime, property and casualty, and workers’ compensation subrogation cases throughout Texas…

Rental Car

Subrogating Rental Car Company Physical Damage and Loss of Use Claims

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

Automobile rentals is a $29 billion industry and constitutes a significant portion of the transport sector in America. In 2018, there were 2,212,925 rental vehicles on U.S roads. There are six million auto accidents in the U.S. every year, and…

Covid-19 Virus

Illinois Court Latest to Signal that Covid-19 Virus Does Not Trigger Loss of Income Coverage Under CGL Policy

Newsletter, SubrogationBy Emma PlahmerMarch 23, 2023

MTDB Corp. v. Am. Auto Ins. Co., 2022 WL 18012348 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. 2022) Some might say that subrogation and insurance coverage make strange bedfellows. But understanding the basics of insurance coverage is integral to an aggressive and holistic…

Roof

RCV, ACV and the Depreciation of Labor

Newsletter, PropertyBy Emma PlahmerMarch 22, 2023

Trial lawyers are filing bad faith class action suits against insurance companies across the country in rapid fashion based on alleged wrongful depreciation of labor costs in their calculation of Actual Cash Value (ACV) in property loss claims. They smell…

Kia/Hyundai Theft

Kia/Hyundai Thefts: A Primer, Plan Forward, and Call to Action

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, Newsletter, SubrogationBy Emma PlahmerMarch 21, 2023

Certain 2011 to 2021 Kia and 2015 to 2021 Hyundai vehicles were designed, manufactured, and sold without an electronic immobilizer found in over 95% of other vehicles. As such, these automobiles are prone to theft. Thieves typically break a back…

Pedestrian Crosswalk

Subrogating Pedestrian/Crosswalk Injuries and Deaths

Auto, Med Pay, PIP, NewsletterBy Emma PlahmerMarch 2, 2023

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), each day last year, twenty people were struck and killed by cars. Nearly 8,000 pedestrians were killed by vehicles in 2021 – an increase of 11.5%. This represents both an alarming public…

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…

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