Aslakson v. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.

¶ 1. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., appeals from an order denying its motion to dismiss Christopher Aslakson's bad faith insurance claim against Gallagher Bassett, a third-party fund administrator (fund administrator) of the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Uninsured Employers Fund (Fund). The fund administrator contends that the circuit court erred by concluding that the Worker's Compensation Act does not provide an exclusive remedy for bad faith claims against the Fund and its agents, and therefore the act does not preclude such common law claims. The fund administrator asserts that Wis.…