Legal Opinion

Estate of Otto Ex Rel. Otto v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided July 24, 2007No. 2006AP1566PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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

  1. Loy v. BundersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Rimes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Hedtcke v. Sentry InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Lambert v. WrenschWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Koffman v. LeichtfussWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Estate of Otto v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Estate of OttoWisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Estate of Otto v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Keene v. SippelCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2007

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