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    Brett Tishler, a partner in White and Williams’ Workers’ Compensation Subrogation practice, practices exclusively in the field of workers’ compensation subrogation throughout the United States. He represents a variety of major insurance carriers and individual claimants to secure recoveries in cases involving complex product liability, negligence, construction accidents, and premises liability litigation. In addition to recovering past paid liens, Brett often helps to negotiate global settlements to close future workers’ compensation benefits.

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With a Roll of the Dice in Amtrust v. Vasquez, Nevada Workers’ Compensation Insurers Hit the Jackpot!
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Doubling down on the often quoted phrase: “All is sunny in Workers’ Compensation Subrogation,” just last week, the Supreme Court of Nevada (Supreme Court) provided a huge win for workers’ compensation subrogation professionals.

In Amtrust N. Am., Inc. v. Vasquez, No. 84974, 2024 Nev. Lexis 51, the Supreme Court overruled the much-maligned Breen [1] decision/formula and the Poremba [2] decision’s limitation on economic damages. The Supreme Court held that workers' compensation insurers may now rely wholly upon NRS 616C.215(5), Nevada’s lien reimbursement statute, to determine the amount an insurer can recover on its lien.Continue Reading

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