In this episode of On Subrogation: Conflict of Law – Statute of Limitations, Rathbone Group partner Jason Sullivan discusses what to do when a subrogation case involves states with conflicting statutes of limitations on subrogation claims and procedures. Which state’s statutes win out? It’s not always straightforward. A conflict of law arises where two states […]
In this episode of On Subrogation: Sudden Medical Emergency, subrogation attorney Jason Sullivan discusses how to argue against a sudden medical emergency defense, one of the several affirmative tort defenses lawyers often encounter in insurance disputes. If you’re interested in the general sudden emergency defense in the context of subrogation cases, you can find a […]
In the above episode of On Subrogation: Act of God Defense, Rathbone Group attorney Jason Sullivan discusses the Act of God Defense. Most often seen in subrogation claims for property damage, this legal mechanism protects potential litigants from being held liable for damages that are caused by a force of nature outside of any person’s […]
In this episode of our educational video series, On Subrogation, Rathbone attorney Jason Sullivan guides us through the basics of the hearsay principle. This video is the first of our 3-episode series on handling hearsay in your subrogation cases. In this episode, Jason defines and outlines the concept of hearsay. What is hearsay? A rule […]
This article is a companion piece to this video Can You File a Subrogation Lawsuit Against the Government? What happens when the government causes damages or injury? If you have a subrogation claim arising from a governmental employee’s negligence, what can you do? This post outlines RG’s On Subrogation episode: Filing Claims Against State and Local Governments, where […]