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Florida Court Clarifies When a Workers’ Compensation Carrier’s Subrogation Lien Should be Calculated Following a Third-Party Settlement
Florida Court Clarifies When a Workers’ Compensation Carrier’s Subrogation Lien Should be Calculated Following a Third-Party Settlement

In the recent case of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Robert A. Lee, et al., Case No.: 6D2023-2377, the Florida Court of Appeals ruled that a workers’ compensation carrier’s subrogation lien should be calculated following a […]
What’s the Subrogation Rule for the Pa. Workers’ Insurance Fund?
What’s the Subrogation Rule for the Pa. Workers’ Insurance Fund?

Quick Hits Just what exactly does subrogation mean when it comes to Pennsylvania's workers' insurance fund? Here's how law in the commonwealth spells it out. Fund Subrogation In every case where a claim is made […]
LANDMARK WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SUBROGATION DECISION IN NEVADA! 
LANDMARK WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SUBROGATION DECISION IN NEVADA! 

AmTrust N. Am., Inc. v. Vasquez, 2024 WL 4233423 (Nev. 2024)  By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C.  On September 19, 2024, in one of the most pro-subrogation decisions in a generation, the […]
Nev. Top Court Rules Subrogees May Collect on Third Party Settlement Proceeds
Nev. Top Court Rules Subrogees May Collect on Third Party Settlement Proceeds

Case File In overruling a precedent case, the Nevada Supreme Court granted that workers' compensation insurers may assess the total proceeds of a third-party settlement with an injured worker, regardless of whether the proceeds are […]
Something Old, Something New, Someone Borrowed, Someone to Sue 
Something Old, Something New, Someone Borrowed, Someone to Sue 

Workers’ Compensation Subrogation and Employee Leasing Companies  By Gary L. Wickert  At its core, workers' compensation subrogation is quite simple. Employee injured while at work receives workers compensation benefits. Carrier paying benefits recovers those benefits […]
Subrogation Savoir-Faire: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Subrogation Savoir-Faire: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Oh, that it wasn’t so, but today’s world of insurance claims adjusting, subrogation, and civil litigation rewards the ability of one party to take advantage of […]
The Inexplicable Workers’ Compensation Waiver of Subrogation Endorsement
The Inexplicable Workers’ Compensation Waiver of Subrogation Endorsement

Most state workers’ compensation laws, or cases construing them, allow the employer and its carrier to waive its right to subrogate against a third party that caused or contributed to an employee’s injury. The purpose […]
N.J. Contractor’s Lack of Workers’ Compensation Coverage Doesn’t Allow Worker to Escape Exclusivity Rules
N.J. Contractor’s Lack of Workers’ Compensation Coverage Doesn’t Allow Worker to Escape Exclusivity Rules

Egg Harbor City, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An employer's failure to carry workers' compensation insurance where its required can lead to many consequences. However, as was the case in Heuman v. Heuman, No. A-1593-21 (N.J. Super. […]