Who Let the Dogs Out? Subrogating Dog Bite Cases January 3, 2019 By Gary Wickert One insurance company – State Farm – has referred to dog bites as a “serious public health problem.” Last year...
Subrogation Savoir-Faire: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You December 6, 2018 By Gary Wickert Oh, that it wasn’t so, but today’s world of insurance claims adjusting, subrogation and civil litigation rewards the ability of...
Tautology and the Art of Listening September 6, 2018 By Gary Wickert We only hear half of what we listen to. Perhaps that is why most people instinctively use tautology when they...
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...
Equitable Subrogation/Contribution Among Coinsurers and Duct Tape March 26, 2018 By Stephen A. Smith Why You Can’t Have One Without the Other It is difficult to think of two legal concepts that have caused...
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...
Claims Journal’s Top 10 Contributed Articles in 2017 December 27, 2017 Insurance industry experts offered unique analysis and perspective throughout the year on a range of article topics, including machine learning,...
Early Consideration Key to Successful Subrogation After Catastrophe Losses November 21, 2017 By Denise Johnson Subrogation should be considered immediately, even after a catastrophe loss. This was the takeaway during a recent webinar presented by...