Wisconsin Supreme: UI Insurer Cannot Deduct Money that Was Paid but Reimbursed March 24, 2023 By Jim Sams Wisconsin law allows insurers to deduct from their liability any amounts paid for the same injury by a worker’s compensation...
Wisc. Supreme: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident January 27, 2023 By Jim Sams The mother of a baby girl who was killed by her father may pursue a claim against the father’s insurer...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Says COVID Records Can be Released June 8, 2022 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday said the state health department can release data on...
Wisc. Supreme Court Limits Bodily Injury Coverage to Insured Persons February 16, 2022 By Jim Sams An auto insurer is not required to pay underinsured motorist benefits to the son of man who was killed in...
Wisc. Supreme: No Coverage for Wife After Husband Torches House June 9, 2021 By Jim Sams Ismet Islami’s estranged husband burned down her house in 2013. All parties involved agreed that she played no part in...
No Immunity for Drunken Patron’s Fall Down Stairs, Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules May 19, 2021 By Jim Sams Under Wisconsin law, a property owner owes no duty of care to a trespasser. If someone enters a home or...
Worker Who Blames Carrier for Suicide Attempt Can’t Sue in Tort February 6, 2020 By Jim Sams An injured worker may not pursue a tort claim against a workers’ compensation carrier that he accuses of negligence by...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs Enbridge in Dane County Case June 28, 2019 By Ivan Moreno MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Canada-based Enbridge Energy doesn’t need to carry additional insurance for a...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules a Single Occurrence Applies in Fire Case November 2, 2018 By Denise Johnson In a ruling published this week, Wisconsin’s highest court reversed and remanded a court of appeals decision that found a...
Some Malpractice Damages Capped at $750K by Wisconsin High Court June 28, 2018 By TODD RICHMOND The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s cap on non-economic medical malpractice damages on Wednesday, reversing an appellate ruling that...