Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (MWL) represents insurers in the unique area involving admiralty and maritime losses on the navigable waters, at marinas, on rivers, or in oceans. We handle claims involving limitation of liability, vessel negligence, offshore product liability, ocean marine, LHWCA subrogation, Jones Act, or insurance coverage issues relating to any of the…
Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (MWL) represent insurance companies, self-insureds, and third-party adjusting vendors in actions seeking equitable or contractual contribution in connection with property and liability insurance policy obligations. Often overlooked in the maze of subrogation law are the ubiquitous contribution claims for defense costs and settlements paid in construction cases, environmental liability, and…
We represent the unique subrogation needs of automobile dealerships and fleet operators. This includes overcoming the unique anti-subrogation defenses which arise when representing dealerships and their insurance companies seeking to hold vehicle test drivers, customers, and other permissive users of the dealers’ vehicles liable for physical damage to the dealers’ vehicles and damages to third…
We represent the transportation litigation and subrogation needs of dozens of trucking companies, motor carriers, and the fleet industry in general, both domestic and international. This includes the aggressive pursuit of loss of use/lost profit/downtime claims for both commercial fleet vehicles as well as individual owner-operators and drivers. MWL is the leading loss of use/downtime…
We have for nearly four decades aggressively handled the subrogation and recovery needs of Lloyds underwriters and the London Market, as well as representation of all Lloyds syndicates in admiralty, cargo recovery/subrogation, property damage, and maritime related personal injury cases. We have recovered ten-figure Lloyds’ losses and subrogated in foreign countries for London Market insurers,…
We handle subrogation claims for losses occurring on the navigable waters, such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. This includes losses occurring during many of the commercial activities that, although land based, are maritime in nature. This includes aggressive subrogation of Lloyds underwriters and the London Market, as well as representation of all insurers in admiralty,…
Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (MWL) represents the transportation litigation and subrogation needs of dozens of trucking companies, motor carriers, logistics companies, and the fleet industry in general, both domestic and international. We have extensive experience in representing the unique subrogation needs of ground transportation and full-service transportation providers and companies across the country, including…
We investigate, file appropriate notice of claims, and litigate property and personal injury claims against state, county, and municipal government entities. This includes the preservation of claims where notice given by the insurer did not comply with statutory requirements and either waiver and estoppel arguments must be made, or substantial compliance must be argued. “Governmental…
The federal government is everywhere. It does not simply roll over and let you sue them. They enjoy sovereign immunity. Sovereign immunity refers to a government’s immunity from being sued by its citizens in its own courts without its consent. The federal government employs nearly 9.1 million workers, which is nearly 6% of total U.S.…
Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. (MWL) investigates, prepares, provides subrogation evaluations for, and litigates large loss explosion subrogation cases such as the West Texas Fertilizer ammonium nitrate explosion. This also includes explosions involving combustible dust, natural gas, chemical compounds, propane and LP gas, and similar industrial disasters. MWL knows that one characteristic of an explosion…