matt.casey@wilsonelser.com

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Matt Casey is an accomplished trial lawyer and litigator who defends businesses and individuals involved in personal injury and products liability lawsuits. Matt handles all aspects of defense, and has represented clients through trial in auto, trucking, premises liability, products liability, and boundary dispute matters. Matt clerked for one year at the Oregon Department of Justice.

Areas of Focus

Product Liability
Matt has successfully handled personal injury cases brought against a variety of  designers and manufacturers of products, including heavy equipment, construction products, and household appliances.

    Education

    • Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1998)
      • Willamette Law Review, Articles Editor
      • Honors, Legal Research and Writing
      • High Exam, Product Liability and Workers' Compensation
    • Santa Clara University (B.S. Political Science, 1995)

    Bar Admissions

    • Oregon

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

    Professional Affiliations

    Oregon Association of Defense Counsel

    Awards & Honors

    • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®, 2026-2027
    • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers®, 2017– 2019
    • Selected for inclusion in SuperLawyers® Rising Stars™, 2008, 2010–2013

Matthew C. Casey

Matt Casey is an accomplished trial lawyer and litigator who defends businesses and individuals involved in personal injury and products liability lawsuits. Matt handles all aspects of defense, and has represented clients through trial in auto, trucking, premises liability, products liability, and boundary dispute matters. Matt clerked for one year at the Oregon Department of Justice.

Matthew C. Casey

Portland Team Secures Defense Verdict for Health Care Insurer at Arbitration

The Portland, Oregon, team of Peder Rigsby (Partner-Portland, OR), Matthew Casey (Of Counsel-Portland, OR), Mark Firmin (Associate-Portland, OR), and Sean McKean (Associate-Portland, OR) secured a defense verdict on behalf of Wilson Elser’s client, a health care insurer, before the Commercial Arbitration Tribunal of the American Arbitration Association. The matter involved a contract dispute between an Alaska hospital system and our client arising from alleged underpayments of health care claims. The disagreement concerned the reimbursement methodology the client used to pay the disputed claims, which involved technical health care provider reimbursement issues and contract interpretation principles under Alaska law. The hospital alleged the client underpaid the disputed claims by $550,000.
 
After a four-day hearing, the arbitrator issued a defense verdict in favor of our client, agreeing that the insurer did not breach the provider agreement with the hospital. Peder and the Wilson Elser team presented compelling evidence of nearly 20 years of consistent performance between the parties, supporting our client’s interpretation of the contract and demonstrating that the hospital never raised concerns during annual contract negotiations. Through expert testimony, the team also established that the client’s practices were consistent with industry standards. This significant win for the client avoided an adverse result that would have exposed the client to future claims well into the seven-figure range; the award forecloses that risk. 

Peder A. Rigsby, Matthew C. Casey, Mark J. Firmin and Sean McKean

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