SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN

 

 

Case No.:           96-2893, 96-2895, 96-2916, 96-2917,

                96-2937, 96-2938, 96-2939

 

 

Complete Title

of Case:          


96-2893:

Erika Eneman and Amy Nadler,

     Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners

     v.

Pat Richter, Susan Riseling, David Williams,

     Defendants-Respondents.

Per Mar Security & Research, Oxford Health Plans (Connecticut), Inc.,

     Defendants.

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96-2895:

Tara L. Harrison, Gary Harrison and Louise Harrison,

     Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners,

     v.

Pat Richter, Mike Green and Susan Riseling,

     Defendants-Respondents,

Per Mar Secuirty & Research, Cigna Health Care,

     Defendants,

David Williams,

     Defendant-Respondent,

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc., XYZ Insurance Corp.,

     Defendants.

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96-2916:

Alyson J. Berowitz and Stephen S. Berowitz,

     Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners,

     v.

Pat Richter, Mike Green and Susan Riseling,

     Defendants-Respondents,

Per Mar Security & Research,

     Defendant,

David Williams,

     Defendant-Respondent,

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc., XYZ Insurance Corp.,

     Defendants

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96-2917:

Rebecca S. Levin, David P. Levine and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America,

     Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners,

     v.

Pat Richter, Mike Green and Susan Riseling,

     Defendants-Respondents,

Per Mar Security & Research,

     Defendant,

David Williams,

     Defendant-Respondent,

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc. and XYZ Insurance Corp.,

     Defendants.

 

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96-2937:

Susan K. Roemer,

     Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of WI,

     Involuntary-Plaintiff,

Susan Riseling,

     Defendant-Respondent,

David Williams,

     Defendant,

Patrick Richter,

     Defendant-Respondent,

Michael Green,

     Defendant,

David Ward,

     Defendant-Respondent,

UW-Madison, Per Mar Security & Research and Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc.,

     Defendants.

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96-2938:

Stephanie M. Kaplan,

     Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

John Alden Life Insurance Company, a foreign insurance corporation,

     Involuntary-Plaintiff,

     v.

Susan Riseling,

     Defendant-Respondent,

David Williams,

     Defendant,

Patrick Richter,

     Defendant-Respondent,

Michael Green,

     Defendant,

David Ward,

     Defendant-Respondent,

UW-Madison, Per Mar Security & Research and Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc.,

     Defendants

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96-2939:

Adam P. Read,

     Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

     v.

Susan Riseling,

     Defendant-Respondent,

David Williams,

     Defendant,

Patrick Richter,

     Defendant-Respondent,

Michael Green,

     Defendant,

David Ward,

     Defendant-Respondent,

UW-Madison, Per Mar Security & Research and Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc.,

     Defendants.

 

 

 

ON REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS

Reported at:  217 Wis. 2d 288, 577 N.W.2d 386

              (Ct. App. 1998, Unpublished)

 


 

Opinion Filed:        March 3, 1999

Submitted on Briefs:    

Oral Argument:       January 6, 1999

 

 

Source of APPEAL

                COURT:      Circuit

                COUNTY:     Dane

                JUDGE:       William D. Johnston

 

 

JUSTICES:

                Concurred:    

                Dissented:    

                Not Participating:  Abrahamson, C.J., did not participate.

 

 

ATTORNEYS:        For all the plaintiffs-appellants-petitioners there were joint briefs by Lester A. Pines and Cullen, Weston, Pines & Bach, Madison; Richard F. Rice and Fox & Fox, Madison; Mark L. Thomsen and Cannon & Dunphy, S.C., Brookfield and oral argument by Mark Thomsen & Lester A. Pines.

 

                For the defendants-respondents the cause was argued by John J. Glinski, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

 

                Àmicus curiae brief was filed by Edward E. Robinson and Warshafsky, Rotter, Tarnoff, Reinhart & Bloch, S.C., Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.

 


 

NOTICE

This opinion is subject to further editing and modification.  The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports.

 

 

No. 96-2893; 96-2895; 96-2916; 96-2917; 96-2937; 96-2938; 96-2939

 

STATE OF WISCONSIN               :              

 

 

 

 

IN SUPREME COURT

 

 

Erika Eneman and Amy Nadler,

 

          Plaintiffs-Appellants-

          Petitioners,

 

     v.

 

Pat Richter, Susan Riseling, David

Williams,

 

          Defendants-Respondents,

 

Per Mar Security & Research, Oxford

Health Plans (Connecticut), Inc.,

 

          Defendants.

FILED

 

MAR 3, 1999

 

Marilyn L. Graves

Clerk of Supreme Court

Madison, WI

 

 

 


 

Tara L. Harrison, Gary Harrison and

Louise Harrison,

 

          Plaintiffs-Appellants-

          Petitioners,

 

     v.

 

Pat Richter, Mike Green and Susan

Riseling,

 

          Defendants-Respondents,

 

Per Mar Security & Research, Cigna Health

Care,

 

          Defendants,

 

David Williams,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc., XYZ Insurance

Corp.,

 

          Defendants.

 

 

Alyson J. Berowitz, and Stephen S.

Berowitz,

 

          Plaintiffs-Appellants-

          Petitioners,

 

     v.

 

Pat Richter, Mike Green, Susan Riseling,

 

          Defendants-Respondents,

 

Per Mar Security & Research,

 

          Defendant,

 

David Williams,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc., XYZ Insurance

Corporation,

 

          Defendants.

 

 

Rebecca S. Levine, David P. Levine, The

Guardian Life Insurance Company of

America,

 

          Plaintiffs-Appellants-

          Petitioners,

 

     v.

 

Pat Richter, Mike Green, Susan Riseling,

 

          Defendants-Respondents,

 

Per Mar Security & Research,

 

          Defendant,

 

David Williams,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc., XYZ Insurance

Corporation,

 

          Defendants.

 

 

Susan K. Roemer,

 

          Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

 

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of WI,

 

          Involuntary-Plaintiff,

 

     v.

 

Susan Riseling,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

David Williams,

 

          Defendant,

 

Patrick Richter,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

Michael Green,

 

          Defendant,

 

David Ward,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

UW-Madison, Per Mar Security & Research,

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc.,

 

          Defendants.

 

 

Stephanie M. Kaplan,

 

          Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

 

John Alden Life Insurance Company, a

foreign insurance corporation,

 

          Involuntary-Plaintiff,

 

     v.

 

Susan Riseling,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

David Williams,

 

          Defendant,

 

Patrick Richter,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

Michael Green,

 

          Defendant,

 

David Ward,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

UW-Madison, Per Mar Security & Research,

Struck & Irwin Fence, Inc.,

 

          Defendants.

 

 

Adam P. Read,

 

          Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

 

     v.

 

Susan Riseling,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

David Williams,

 

          Defendant,

 

Patrick Richter,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

Michael Green,

 

          Defendant,

 

David Ward,

 

          Defendant-Respondent,

 

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Per

Mar Security & Research, Struck & Irwin

Fence, Inc.,

 

          Defendants.

 


 

     REVIEW of a decision of the Court of Appeals.  Affirmed.

1     PER CURIAM.   The court is equally divided on whether to affirm or reverse the decision of the court of appeals.  Justice Donald W. Steinmetz, Justice William A. Bablitch, and Justice Jon P. Wilcox would affirm; Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, and Justice David T. Prosser would reverse.  Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson did not participate.

2     Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is affirmed.