Subrogation

Work place accidents do not happen in a vacuum. They can involve multiple legal arenas, resulting in a mix of laws and courts. This can involve defending the employer in District Court on an Employer Liability claim to seeking to recover Workers’ Compensation benefits paid from liable third party. Our attorneys have years of experience prosecuting and defending subrogation cases.

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Minnesota Workers' Compensation Subrogation and Employer Liability for Claims Professionals and Risk Managers

Minnesota Court of Appeals extends Swanson v. Brewster collateral-source ruling to cases in which a subrogation interest is asserted, confirming that negotiated discounts are always collateral sources subject to offset under Minn. Stat. § 548.251.

April 26, 2016

Six years ago, the Minnesota Supreme Court held in Swanson v. Brewster , 784 N.W.2d 264 (Minn. 2010) , that negotiated-discount...

Minnesota Court of Appeals holds that out-of-state insurers not licensed to write motor-vehicle insurance in Minnesota are not obligated to provide no-fault benefits to insureds injured in Minnesota.

March 09, 2016

In Founders Ins. Co. v. Yates , the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently held that an out-of-state insurer that is not licensed...