The firm’s national subrogation practice emphasizes prompt and accurate investigation and analysis of losses for subrogation potential, including onsite investigation by the firm's attorneys. Our practice provides for the retention and management of forensic experts, conducting technical and legal research, ensuring the proper preservation of evidence, coordinating the inspection of loss sites and evidence by adverse parties and their representatives, and prosecution of the claim through the federal and state court systems. Our subrogation recoveries arise from all varieties of casualties, including fires, explosions, structural collapses, machinery or equipment failures, gas and water leaks, windstorms, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes. Our system is efficient and effective, allowing the client to achieve the maximum subrogation recoveries to which they are entitled without any increases in staffing or internal personnel costs.

The keystone of our subrogation success is in immediate loss notification to our firm, enabling us to coordinate an early, comprehensive, accurate and cost efficient investigation of the cause of the loss and potential third-party responsibility. The sooner our firm is brought into the picture, the more we can help. As time passes, more obstacles are presented affecting subrogation claims. Where appropriate, our firm will assist in conducting the field investigation. We will ensure that evidence is properly identified and preserved, and we will coordinate loss site and evidence inspections by representatives of adverse parties.

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in arbitration and mediation proceedings, including AAA and inter-company arbitrations. The firm has created a system to effectively handle a high volume of cases through its computer network and database. The subrogation group prides itself on aggressive and cost-effective subrogation techniques. Furthermore, we have earned a reputation for punctual and thorough communications regarding the status of cases. The attorneys in the subrogation group have written and spoken to many insurance carriers and groups on various subrogation issues including preservation of evidence, manufacturing defects, Daubert/expert analysis, apportionment of recovery between insureds and insurers, and alternate dispute resolution.

In addition to typical property subrogation recovery for insurance carriers, our firm has been highly successful in recovering for self-insureds with respect to loss of information, employment issues, bonds and other areas outside the normal property context.  By implementing out of the box creative strategies we have attained record recoveries such as a $30 million dollar recovery in First Union Corp. v. Grinnell Corp.  Where appropriate we utilize high tech and cutting edge techniques such as computer generated animations, mock juries, computerized document presentation and similar methods that allow us to best advocate our client’s position.

Our subrogation attorneys have written articles and spoken on relevant topics. The National Association of Subrogation Professionals have invited Weber Gallagher attorneys to participate as presenters at their annual meetings. David Rosenberg and Christopher Deegan of our team have authored an in depth subrogation guide entitled Subrogation Made Easy.   Please contact us for a complimentary copy.

Our Subrogation and Recovery practice group is chaired by David J. Rosenberg, who can be reached at 412-281-7651 or drosenberg@wglaw.com.