Author Archives: Katherine Dempsey

This Girl is on Fire: A Conversation with Senior Fire Investigator, Rachael Klein

This entry was posted by Katherine Dempsey on September 19, 2023.

The newest episode of the Subro Sessions podcast is out now. This episode is hosted by Katherine Dempsey and Melissa Kenney who are joined by Rachael Klein, Senior Fire Investigator at EFI Global. Rachael discusses what the procedures are for fire investigators when they arrive at a loss site, detailing how she finds the area of origin by identifying fire effects and patterns, preserving the scene and if there is potential for subrogation.

If you want to hear more about relevant subrogation topics, tune in on the third Tuesday of every month for the newest episode of Subro Sessions.

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This entry was posted in Subrogation and tagged Podcast, Subro Sessions, Subrogation.

Insurer Springs a Leak in Its Pursuit of Subrogation

This entry was posted by Katherine Dempsey on July 17, 2023.

In Nationwide Prop & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fireline Corp., No. 1:20-cv-00684, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104241, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (District Court) considered whether the events giving rise to the plaintiff’s claims fell within the scope of a previously formed agreement, thereby rendering the plaintiff’s claims subject to the agreement’s time limitation and waiver of subrogation provisions. The District Court found that the claims fell within the scope of the agreement. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Maryland, Statute of Limitations-Repose, Subrogation, Waiver of Subrogation and tagged Maryland, Standing, Statute of Limitations - Contractual, Subrogation, Waiver of Subrogation.