This blog is a companion piece to this podcast brought to you by our in-house podcast team, Steven Alsip and Rebecca Wright. Oftentimes, subrogation attorneys need to hire experts to testify in their cases. Subrogation law frequently involves accidents. These Read more…
When an insured is injured by a someone who is on the job, it is natural to look to their employer to help cover the cost of the damages the worker causes. Often, the employer will respond by invoking the Read more…
Introduction The made whole doctrine can be a confusing and frustrating issue when handling a subrogation claim. Yet, it impacts any subrogating insurer assessing a file to determine the value of pursuing legal action. Because the made whole doctrine varies Read more…
This article is a companion piece to this video. Before the Graves Amendment The Graves Amendment, named for Samuel Graves (R-MO), is a Federal Law passed in 2005. It provides protection to rental car and leasing companies from liability for Read more…
This is a companion piece to the YouTube Video below where Kim Rathbone discusses with Susan Benson live during a National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) conference. Oops… I did it again! We all make mistakes, but for subrogating insurance Read more…
This article is a companion piece to this Subrogation Live video In subrogation law, it is important to identify as many parties as possible that may be responsible for damages that have occurred. Minors sometimes cause damage to person or Read more…
This article is a companion piece to the video Not all automobile subrogation claims involve two or more motor vehicles. If you live in a urban area you might not consider the frequency of cases that involve a vehicle and Read more…
This article is a companion piece to this release language video Are you planning to sign a release in a subrogation claim? The language used in a release is always critical. What follows are some guidelines for following best practices, Read more…
This article is a companion piece to this vicarious liability video: Terms like “Vicarious liability” and the “Doctrine of Respondeat Superior” might initially seem like inaccessible legalese, but they are actually both straightforward concepts that are important to understand. Vicarious Read more…
The quick answer, discussed in this video: yes! In 1946, the Federal Tort Claims Act gave the right for private parties to file claims against the federal government for torts committed by federal employees while acting in the scope of Read more…
Subrogation attorney Jason Sullivan is now licensed to practice in Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming with other state licenses pending. Jason is one of the founding members of Rathbone Read more…
Jason Sullivan is one of forty insurance professionals from across the United States to win the Business Insurance 2020 Break Out Award. This award recognizes managers and executives for their outstanding leadership capabilities within the insurance industry, and Mr. Sullivan Read more…
Rathbone Group was named for the third straight year to the Northeast Ohio’s 150 Top Workplaces by Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. The prestigious award represents employee feedback in the areas of Alignment, Effectiveness, Connection, Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership and Read more…
Steven Alsip was recently named to the 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for the second year in a row. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a Read more…
Rebecca Wright, a subrogation attorney at Rathbone Group, is now licensed to practice in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Rebecca has worked in insurance subrogation for over a decade, and has led many seminars to educate audiences about Read more…
Rathbone Group is honored to be featured by the Center for Executive Excellence in its Business in Focus segment. This article titled “A Closer Look At Companies Executing Leadership Excellence” highlights Rathbone Group as a subrogation company that consistently exhibits Read more…
Rathbone Group was named the Subrogation Law Firm of the Year in the Global Awards 2018 by Finance Monthly. This prestigious award is given to legal professionals that have demonstrated innovation, delivered results, and provided expert advice for their clients. Read more…
Kimberly Rathbone has earned the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating. Martindale-Hubbell has recognized lawyers for their strong legal ability and high ethical standards for more than a century. The AV Preeminent rating is achieved only after Read more…
Director of Information Technology Jeffrey Kaput and Rathbone Group have been featured as a case study due to our advanced technology and security, which is unusual for subrogation law firms and companies of a similar size. The case study explains Read more…
Attorney Kimberly Rathbone has been selected as an honoree for the 2018 National Women in Law Awards. Corporate Counsel and Inside Counsel magazine wanted to spotlight women leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and business acumen as they have guided Read more…
Attorney Jessica Lobes was named to the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Read more…
Rathbone Group was named, once again, to the Northeast Ohio’s 150 Top Workplaces by Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. The prestigious award represents employee feedback in the areas of Alignment, Effectiveness, Connection, Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership and Benefits. The employees Read more…
The National Association of Subrogation Professionals published Ana Zgela’s article “Beyond the Courtroom – Maximum Recovery in Arbitration Forums Leads to $165,000 Property Damage Award” in their Summer 2018 issue of The Subrogator. Insurance Carriers often enter into agreements voluntarily Read more…
The National Association of Subrogation Professionals published Mark Demian’s article “Tricks, Tips, and Pitfalls to Recovering Underinsured Claims” in their Summer 2018 issue of The Subrogator. Recovering on underinsured cases is one of the most frustrating and daunting pursuits for Read more…
Experienced subrogation lawyers Jason Sullivan and Rebecca Wright discuss the effect that social media is having on subrogation recovery and its potential impact on claims in AM Best’s podcast, “How Social Media is Changing Insurance Claims Subrogation.”If you enjoyed that, Read more…
Mark Demian has earned the Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional (CSRP)® Designation, a specialized designation for subrogation professionals. It is a statement that those possessing the designation have met stringent, academic and experience requirements and have agreed to be bound by Read more…
Mark Demian, one of Rathbone Group’s subrogation attorneys, has been selected to present a seminar focused on Trucking Litigation in the 21st Century for the National Association of Subrogation Professionals. The trucking industry remains a prime target as defendants in Read more…
Subrogation attorneys Rebecca Wright and Adam Wilk have been selected to present a seminar entitled “Other People’s Torts: Third Party Liability in Subrogation Claims” for the National Association of Subrogation Professionals November 2018 Annual Conference. In auto collisions, liability is Read more…
Subrogation attorney Rebecca Wright has been chosen to do a webinar on recovering non-performing judgments for the National Association of Subrogation Professionals. This webinar will focus on how to economically enhance your bottom line by tapping into the older judgments Read more…
Subrogation lawyers Rebecca Wright and Steven Alsip spoke on “Negative Inference Cases: Your Invisible Smoking Gun” at the National Association of Subrogation Professionals 2018 Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference. This session discussed strategies for subrogation attorneys to carry the Read more…
Rathbone Group was named an Honoree at the 2018 Smart Culture Awards by Smart Business Magazine. The Smart Culture awards recognize organizations that have developed a culture that bolsters productivity, enhances job satisfaction and provides a competitive advantage in the Read more…
Subrogation and insurance dispute attorneys Rebecca Wright and Steven Alsip were selected to speak at the National Association of Subrogation Professionals 2018 Litigation Skills Conference. Their topic is “Fire: Burning Down the House” which examines strategies to carry the burden Read more…
Two of our skilled subrogation lawyers, Rebecca Wright and Steven Alsip, were featured in the February 2018 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Newsletter regarding their upcoming speech entitled “Negative Inference Cases: Your Invisible Smoking Gun” at the NASP 2018 Lit Read more…
The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal published Kimberly Rathbone and Ana Zgela’s article “Wait – You Haven’t Used Arbitration Forums Yet?” in their February 2018 issue. The article explores how the alternative dispute resolution system of Arbitration Forums can be utilized Read more…
Experienced subrogation attorneys Jason Sullivan and Rebecca Wright presented at the NASP Annual Conference in Austin, Texas on Underinsured Motorist Subrogation: Tackling the Combined Challenges of Insured and Uninsured Subrogation. This presentation included information about subrogation laws in all 50 Read more…
Jason Sullivan and Rebecca Wright selected to speak at the NASP Annual Conference in Austin, Texas on Underinsured Motorist Subrogation: Tackling the Combined Challenges of Insured and Uninsured Subrogation. Their presentation will include information across all 50 States when an Read more…
Mark Demian, a skilled subrogation lawyer and one of the Founding Partners at Rathbone Group, has been named to the National Association of Subrogation Professionals Board of Directors. The NASP’s mission is to enhance the stature and effectiveness of subrogation Read more…
Rathbone Group won the NASP Facebook Picture Contest! At our subrogation law firm, we pride ourselves on having a corporate culture of honesty and integrity, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have any fun. This picture captures the camaraderie between Read more…
Rathbone Group’s Managing Partner Kimberly Rathbone taught a continuing legal education class for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association entitled “The Fortune Cookie: A Fresh Look at Subrogation in Ohio.” This CLE focused on many of the recent hot topics in Read more…
Rathbone Group was named one of Northeast Ohio’s 150 Top Workplaces by Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. The prestigious award represents employee feedback in the areas of Alignment, Effectiveness, Connection, Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership and Benefits. The employees of Rathbone Read more…
Subrogation lawyer Jessica Lobes is now licensed in Illinois and Texas. Jessica joined Rathbone Group in 2015, and has since negotiated numerous settlements for insurance clients that allowed them to get maximum recovery.
Rathbone Group’s use of the creative human resources services of ConnectedHR is featured in an article in FreshWater Cleveland. You can find the article here.
Subrogation lawyers Jason Sullivan and Rebecca Wright presented on the cutting-edge topic of Driverless Cars and Damages: Subrogation in a New Era. The session focused on the rapidly developing technology and its potential impact on driver safety and the subrogation Read more…
The National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) published subrogation attorney Mark Demian’s article, “Tales from the Kids Table: Overcoming Impediments When Asserting Subrogation” in their Fall 2016 issue of The Subrogator. There are many inherent challenges working with the insureds’ Read more…
The National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) published an article co-authored by subrogation attorney Matthew Fink titled “Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: When the Policyholder Recovers, but You Don’t!” in their Fall 2016 issue of The Subrogator. The Read more…
Two of Rathbone Group’s subrogation attorneys, Jason Sullivan and Rebecca Wright, presented an automobile track session Common Fund: Uncommon Strategies to Account for This Doctrine. The program focused on how to preserve and maximize subrogation recovery, even when lien reductions Read more…
Steven Alsip, an experienced subrogation attorney, is now licensed in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. In 2019, Steven was put on the 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list as recognition for his work in litigation. The intense selection process involves Read more…
Mark Demian presented on Conveying Your Conclusions: Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction at the 2015 NASP Litigation: Skills & Management Conference. You have your expert report – now what do you do with it? In this presentation, Mark explains the who, Read more…
Jason Sullivan, a trial attorney who specializes in subrogation claims, presented on the value of using social media in subrogation claims at a session called “Friend or Unfriend: Can Social Media Help or Hurt Your Case?” at the NASP Annual Read more…