The Illinois workers' compensation law is detailed in 820 ILCS 305. Specific to subrogation is section 305/5. There are two parts of that section that are of notable importance. One is the application of a lien on the injured employee in any personal injury action they bring against the at-fault...
Indiana Med Pay Subrogation Statute
The Indiana Medical Payment Subrogation Statute, Indiana Code 34-53-1-2, requires insurance carriers to use its insured’s attorney as its own attorney for its medical payments lien when an insured files a personal injury lawsuit.
Further Examination of the Made Whole Doctrine
An insurance policy may avoid the application of the Made Whole Doctrine only by including language that is clear in establishing both a priority to the funds recovered and a right to any full or partial recovery.
Intercompany Arbitration for Med Pay versus Insured Bodily Injury and Med Pay
While handling Medical Payment (Med Pay) lien claims for insurance clients, an issue I run across is when the insurance client files a Med Pay claim in Intercompany Arbitration to protect the Med Pay claim and the insurance client is named party in its insured’s personal injury lawsuit to protect...
New Update to Rights of Subrogee
There is a Court that has issued a ruling interpreting Ohio Revised Code 2323.44 as it relates to subrogation. The Court of Appeals affirmed there was no ambiguity in the Farmers’ insurance policy. Remember, language in the policy and notice to all parties matters.
Illinois Animal Liability
The Illinois Animal Control Act supplements the general common law rule and eliminates the requirement that the owner of the animal in question has prior knowledge of the vicious or dangerous propensities of the animal.
Federal Bankruptcy Code May Circumnavigate Automatic Stay
While the frequency of Bankruptcy filings is unpredictable year over year, their presence is certain when pursuing subrogation claims. Now, throw into the mix an unsteady economy and the threat of a Defendant filing for bankruptcy is present.
New Ohio Med Pay Law
The Rights of Subrogee law attempts to provide for a [proportioned] sharing between your insured and your company. In other words, the law is attempting to balance the obligated amount owed resulting from the medical bills.