The Subrogation Strategist

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