Legal Opinion

Society Insurance v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided July 8, 2010No. 2008AP3135PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPatience Drake Roggensack, J.

¶ 1. This case comes before us by certification from the court of appeals. The certified question is: "Whether retroactive application of Wis. Stat. §§ 102.17(4) and 102.66(1), as amended effective April 1, 2006, is unconstitutional."

¶ 2. On June 25, 1982, Gary Liska (Liska) sustained a work-related injury to his right leg that required amputation below the knee. Society Insurance Co. (Society), the insurer for James Meyer, Inc. (Meyer), paid worker's compensation benefits to Liska. Society paid temporary total disability benefits intermittently from June 25, 1982 through June 12, 1990, and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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