Legal Opinion
Green v. Advance Finishing Technology, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided March 22, 2005No. 04-0877PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.
¶ 1. Gwen Green was injured at work and received worker's compensation benefits from Wausau General Insurance Company. Gwen and her husband, Dan, sued Advance Finishing Technology, claiming her injury was caused by a chemical manufactured by Advance and used by her employer. The Greens, Advance and Wausau agreed to a total settlement. Then the Greens and Advance agreed to allocate the settlement 75% to Gwen's claim and 25% to Dan's claim for loss of consortium. Wausau, which has a statutory subrogation interest in Gwen's portion of the settlement, objected to the allocation. The circuit court…
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