Estate of Otto Ex Rel. Otto v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
1Opinion of the Court
HOOVER, EJ.
¶ 1. Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Inc. (PIC), appeals a default judgment against it totaling $972,469.81. PIC asserts that: (1) the interests of justice prohibit entry of the default because the plaintiffs suffered no prejudice; (2) if the default was appropriate, the court should have held that PIC was only precluded from challenging coverage, not the amount of damages; (3) the court failed to give PIC appropriate notice the other defendants were being dismissed; and (4) the court should have offset the damage award by the amount paid by subrogated insurer Blue Cross…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Koffman v. LeichtfussWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
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