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RMI SETTLES $550,000.00 GAS EXPLOSION CASE: Second large loss gas explosion settlement in back to back months
November 7th, 2018
RMI in back to back months has recovered by way of settlement two significant six digit gas explosion cases. This past month the firm settled a natural gas explosion that destroyed an insured’s commercial building in Columbus, Ohio. The previous mo…
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NEW OHIO LAW IMPACTS DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS: Governor Signs “Reinstatement Fee Amnesty Initiative”
August 16th, 2018
August, 2018 Every auto subrogation professional handling Ohio claims should be aware of a new law aimed at making it easier for suspended drivers to get back on the road. Governor John Kasich on August 3, 2018 signed into law House Bill 336, known a…
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“BURN IT TO LEARN IT” LIVE BURN SEMINAR A SUCCESS - 150 Attendees at Ohio Event
July 26th, 2018
RMI was pleased to participate and co-sponsor “Burn it – to Learn it” – a day long information packed fire investigation and insurance subrogation/adjuster seminar. The event featured a morning classroom program addressing legal and insur…
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SUBROGATED HEALTH INSURER OR PLAN NAMED AS A DEFENDANT IN OHIO - "I received a court document! What should I do?"
June 14th, 2018
Failure to Properly Respond Per Ohio Civil Rules May be Fatal to Your Subrogation Claim In Ohio, court documents may arrive in several different forms. The court document or pleading most likely to be seen first would be a “Summons and Complaint”…
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BURN IT - TO LEARN IT! - Insurance Adjuster/Subrogation LIVE BURN Seminar - June 22, 2018 in Hilliard, Ohio
May 30th, 2018
Invitation…. RMI is pleased to have been asked to participate in an information packed fire investigation and insurance adjuster/subrogation live burn seminar being held Friday, June 22, 2018, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Norwich Township Fire Dep…
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Ohio Supreme Court Holds Third Parties Jointly and Severally Liable as to Subrogation Interest on Post Settlement Workers’ Compensation Benefits
May 16th, 2018
CASE ALERT: The Ohio Supreme Court has issued a decision underscoring the reach of the state’s workers’ compensation automatic subrogation statute. In Bureau of Workers Compensation v. Verlinger (Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-1481), Ohio’s high co…
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Subrogation Fires & Explosions Involving Death or Serious Injury / RMI Co-Presenter at NASP Litigation Skills Conference in Palm Springs
May 8th, 2018
RMI Partner David Matejczyk along with Brian Churchwell, PE, CFEI, CFI of Churchwell Fire Consultants were co-presenters on the topic of Subrogation Fires and Explosions Involving Death or Serious Injury at this past month’s NASP Litigation Ski…
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RMI DEFEATS “SUDDEN-MEDICAL EMERGENCY DEFENSE” / $350,000 in Recoveries after Verdict & Settlements on Three Recent Challenges to Ohio Doctrine
February 27th, 2018
Ohio’s “sudden-medical emergency” doctrine has long been utilized by defense insurers and counsel to defeat subrogation cases. The defense is often used by insurers who claim a sudden medical or other emergency resulted in a driver losing contr…
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SUBROGATING PIPE FREEZE, SPRINKLER SYSTEM FREEZE FAILURES AND PLUMBING LOSSES / $516,000 Settlement on Pipe Break Claim / Subrogation Targets & Tips
January 11th, 2018
Once again, Ohio is gripped with plunging temperatures and resulting claims from pipe freeze losses. Recently, RMI was pleased to present a program along with Lee Fire Protection on “Sprinkler System Freeze Failures: Causes, Investigation and Succe…
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RMI PARTNER CO-PRESENTER: FIRE SCENE SAFETY, PRESERVATION & RELATIONSHIPS: THREE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FIRE INVESTIGATION
January 5th, 2018
RMI partner David Matejczyk, who has participated in hundreds of fire scene examinations in Ohio during his legal career, was a co-presenter at the NASP Annual Conference on the topic of safe and successful fire scene examinations. The program titled…
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