Tara L. Harrison v. Pat Richter

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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. ------------------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. ------------------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 ------------------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. ------------------------------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. --------------------------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 --------------------------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: Submitted on Briefs: Oral Argument: March 3, 1999 January 6, 1999 Source of APPEAL COURT: COUNTY: JUDGE: Circuit Dane 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. Ã micus 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 IN SUPREME COURT STATE OF WISCONSIN : Erika Eneman and Amy Nadler, Plaintiffs-AppellantsPetitioners, FILED MAR 3, 1999 Marilyn L. Graves Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI v. Pat Richter, Susan Riseling, David Williams, Defendants-Respondents, Per Mar Security & Research, Oxford Health Plans (Connecticut), Inc., Defendants. Tara L. Harrison, Gary Harrison and Louise Harrison, Plaintiffs-AppellantsPetitioners, 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., No. 96-2893; 96-2895; 96-2916; 96-2917; 96-2937; 96-2938; 96-2939 Defendants. Alyson J. Berowitz, and Stephen S. Berowitz, Plaintiffs-AppellantsPetitioners, 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-AppellantsPetitioners, v. Pat Richter, Mike Green, Susan Riseling, Defendants-Respondents, Per Mar Security & Research, Defendant, David Williams, 2 No. 96-2893; 96-2895; 96-2916; 96-2917; 96-2937; 96-2938; 96-2939 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 3 No. 96-2893; 96-2895; 96-2916; 96-2917; 96-2937; 96-2938; 96-2939 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, 4 No. 96-2893; 96-2895; 96-2916; 96-2917; 96-2937; 96-2938; 96-2939 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. ¶1 to affirm PER CURIAM. or reverse Affirmed. The court is equally divided on whether 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. 5 1

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