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Subrogation
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Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog
How Deep Are Your Insurers Pockets?
Unlike in the United States, one of the most frustrating problems for subrogators in England is that they are not able to obtain a third party’s insurance policy in order to…
Florida Insurance Blog
Is The Med Pay Insurer in Your Auto Case Seeking Reimbursement or Subrogation?
By Mark Nation
Many insurers who are providing med pay coverage for automobile accident victims are now seeking reimbursement or subrogation out of the bodily injury settlements. In many of those cases, no…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Subrogation and Legal Malpractice – Part 1
The New York Court of Appeals determined that a medical insurance provider has the right to intervene in a personal injury case to protect its right to subrogation and to…
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Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 7/20-7/24
Another good week at LexBlog, we have three new blogs joining the fray and one old one that's getting a new look. They're all on very different subjects: real estate development,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Policyholders Need to Obtain Independent Counsel Regarding Subrogation and Litigation Agreements
By Chip Merlin
Property insurance policies usually contain cooperation clauses regarding subrogation rights. Subrogation occurs when an insurer pays a policyholder a loss for which a third party may be responsible. The insurer…
Florida Insurance Blog
Lawsuit Filed to Eliminate ERISA Health Insurance Lien
By Mark Nation
Our client was severely injured in a car accident and his parents' health insurer paid over $200,000 for medical expenses incurred as a result of the crash. Our client's personal…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
An insurer cannot bring a subrogated claim against an insured’s family member.
The Court held that a travel Insurer ("RBC Travel") did not have a right to bring a subrogated claim in the name of an Insured against the Insured's husband where…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Duplicate proceedings will likely be joined as opposed to dismissed.
This is a motion by two Defendants in two cases with the same factual matrix arising out of the same event to have the second action struck. The two Plaintiffs are…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insured’s Settlement With Tortfeasor Cannot Eliminate Subrogation Rights
The issue before the New York Court of Appeals in Fasso v. Independent Health Assoc., No. 21 (N.Y. Feb. 24, 2009) [here] was whether the injured party and the tortfeasor…
Florida Insurance Blog
Supreme Court Rules on When Uninsured Motorist Carrier Can Pursue Subrogation
By Mark Nation
In Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company v. Tepper, 34 FLW S111 (Jan. 30, 2009) the Florida Supreme Court resolved a direct conflict between the 5th DCA and the 2nd DCA concerning…