Category Archives: Subrogation

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Wishes Everyone A Blessed Easter!

Posted by Gary L. Wickert on March 31, 2021

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. would like to wish all of our clients and friends a very blessed Easter. While Easter means different things to different people, we celebrate the Good News which Easter represents. It is the fulfillment of … Learn More

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Welcomes Timothy D. Edwards To The Firm

Posted on March 24, 2021

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. is pleased to welcome Timothy D. Edwards as senior counsel to the firm’s Wisconsin office. Tim brings with him a wealth of insurance and complex litigation experience to MWL’s subrogation arsenal. Tim has over three … Learn More

THE BUCK STOPS THERE: Health Plan Lien Reimbursement From Workers’ Compensation Claims

Posted by Douglas W. Lehrer, Matthew M. Spolsky on March 17, 2021

Health insurance subrogation involves much more than simply making demands on negligent tortfeasors. Coordination of Benefits (COB) is a subset of health Plan subrogation. It primarily concerns itself with situations where two different health Plans, or a health Plan and … Learn More

The Hard Work of Successful Subrogation

Posted by Gary L. Wickert on March 11, 2021

Ancient mythology and the modern practice of subrogation would seem to be strange bedfellows. Yet one story from the past has particular relevance when it comes to the never-ending toil required for aggressive and successful insurance subrogation. Sisyphus was the … Learn More

Uninsured Motorist Subrogation: Pursuing The Uninsured At-Fault Driver

Posted by Elizabeth K. Hernandez on March 5, 2021

“Is the Juice Worth The (Florida Orange) Squeeze?” Carriers and adjusters are all too familiar with the “Judgment Proof Uninsured At-Fault Motorist.” Unless your insured happened to be driving in the Tampa area and was t-boned by Tom Brady, the … Learn More

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Announces Matthew Spolsky Is Now Licensed To Practice In California

Posted on February 22, 2021

Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (“MWL”) is pleased to welcome Matthew M. Spolsky, a new litigation associate, to the firm. Matt has been employed with MWL for the past two and a half years, serving as a hearing representative in … Learn More

Join MWL for a Webinar on Introduction to California Workers’ Compensation Subrogation

Posted on February 22, 2021

Katherine A. Sandoval will be presenting a MWL webinar on Introduction to California Workers’ Compensation Subrogation on April 14, 2021 from 11:00 to 12:30 p.m. (CDT). There are very few areas in which the law of each individual state vary … Learn More

Subrogating Freeze Damage When Texas Power Plants Are Not Dressed For Winter

Posted by Mark A. Solomon on February 22, 2021

Successful subrogation against power companies is not a given. In determining whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) may be sued for its clear negligence in failing to properly winterize power production facilities and the power grid that it … Learn More

Record Cold and Snow in the South Will Lead to Many Subrogation Opportunities

Posted by Lee R. Wickert on February 19, 2021

Although I am a native Texan, I grew up in Wisconsin. Therefore, I am no stranger to cold weather or the devastating effects it can have on people and property. When I moved back to Texas two years ago to … Learn More

Subrogating Slip And Fall Cases Involving Snow And Ice

Posted by Gary L. Wickert on February 12, 2021

Injury and workers’ compensation cases involving slips and falls on snow and ice during winter in America’s northern states, and southern states this year, continue to be a perplexing subrogation puzzle for insurance claims and subrogation professionals. During the winter … Learn More