Slower Traffic Keep Right: A Summary of State ‘Keep Right’ Traffic Laws June 7, 2018 By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. It is the universal trigger and a pet peeve of millions of drivers. You’re making good time traveling 75 mph...
Texting While Driving on the Rise Despite More Laws Banning it May 3, 2018 By Gary Wickert It’s going to be a banner year for trial lawyers and a tough year for auto insurers. More than 3,000...
The Cost of Subrogation Procrastination April 5, 2018 By Gary Wickert Delays in Referring File to Subrogation Counsel Can Be Expensive In July 2017, we published a somewhat controversial article in...
Owner Liability For Damage Caused By Stolen Vehicles February 8, 2018 By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. A vehicle slams into a group of vehicles stopped at a red light, only to quickly drive away from the...
Medical Billing, Insurance Write-Offs and the Collateral Source Rule January 11, 2018 By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Recovery of Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Actions Generally To recover damages for past medical expenses in a personal injury...
Opioid Pain Treatment Addiction Costs Workers’ Comp Carriers, Health Insurers Billions December 7, 2017 By Gary Wickert Insurers Seek Reimbursement for the High Cost of Opioid Addictions Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment. Since 1999,...
Subrogating Against Suicide November 2, 2017 By Gary Wickert Your insured’s eighteen-wheeler is struck head-on by another vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, resulting in significant medical...
Use of Aftermarket (Non-OEM) Crash Parts in Repair of Damaged Vehicles October 5, 2017 By Gary L. Wickert and Jacob Coz, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. According to a 1999 study commissioned by the Alliance of American Insurers (AAI), if you were to build a $25,000...
Opinion: Must Hurricane Harvey Victims File Insurance Claims Before September 1? August 29, 2017 By Gary Wickert As if the tragedy and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston and Gulf Coast region wasn’t bad enough,...
Navigating The Anti-Subrogation Rule August 3, 2017 By Gary L. Wickert and Jacob Coz, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Subrogation is the legal doctrine which allows one party, usually an insurance company, that pays a loss by its insured...