Legal Opinion
Steffens v. BlueCross BlueShield
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 8, 2011No. 2009AP1558PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPatience Drake Roggensack, J.
¶ 1. We review an unpublished opinion of the court of appeals1 reversing the circuit court's order2 granting Blue-Cross BlueShield of Illinois' (BlueCross) motion for declaratory judgment. BlueCross is a subrogated party in plaintiff John R. Steffens' (Steffens) lawsuit based on a June 2005 car accident. BlueCross's motion requested a declaration that Steffens reimburse Blue-Cross $67,477.57, the amount BlueCross paid pursuant to BlueCross's ERISA benefits plan (the Plan) that covered Steffens for accident-related injuries. The issues presented to this court are: (1) whether the Plan…
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