Wisconsin Supreme Court Accepts New Cases

At the end of July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted 27 new cases. The list includes several insurance-related cases:

  • Paula Grigg v. Arrowcast, Inc. – duty to defend, timely notice
  • West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. Ixthus Medical Supply, Inc. – advertising injury liability coverage, Criminal Acts exclusion, other coverage preclusion considerations
  • Steadfast Insurance Co. v. Greenwich Insurance Co. – contemporaneous duty to defend with multiple insurers
  • SECURA Insurance v. Ray Duerr Logging LLC – occurrences from a single cause

Other cases of note include:

  • Midwest Neurosciences Associates, LLC v. Great Lakes Neurological Associates, LLC – compelled arbitration
  • Christopher Kleninger v. Crown Equipment Corp. – compensability of commuting time
  • Russell Robertson v. Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. – liability of insulation company
  • Michael Engelhardt v. City of New Berlin – government ministerial duties immunity
  • Koss Corp. v. Park Bank – bad faith violation of Uniform Fiduciaries Act

Full list of the newly accepted cases.

The next oral arguments are scheduled for Sept. 5. Visit the WCJC website for updates on these and other cases relevant to the Wisconsin business community.