Legal Opinion
McEvoy Ex Rel. Finn v. Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 12, 1997No. 96-0908PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.
¶ 1. Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire, Inc. (GHC), a health maintenance organization, seeks review of a decision of the court of appeals that reversed the circuit court's 1 entry of summary judgment dismissing Angela and Susan McEvoy's complaint. The court of appeals determined that the tort of bad faith can be applied to health maintenance organizations. GHC asserts that the tort of bad faith pertains only to insurance companies. In addition, GHC argues that its patient-related decisions are subject to the medical malpractice statute, Wis. Stat. ch. 655 (1991-92), 2 which precludes any…
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- Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Anderson v. Continental InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. PettitCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- Ball v. District No. 4, Area BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
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