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By: Derek Hawkins//February 9, 2016//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: Eric Blomdahl v. Raquel C. Peters, et al.
Case No.: 2014AP2696
Officials: Lundsten, Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.
Focus: Defamation
Raquel and Mark Peters appeal a summary judgment dismissing their homeowners liability insurer, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, from this defamation action. The circuit court concluded that the insurance policy’s business pursuits exclusion precludes coverage. The Peters argue that the exclusion does not apply because many of the allegedly defamatory statements were made after the parties stopped working for the business and because some of the statements were not necessarily associated with the business dispute. We reject these arguments and affirm the judgment.
Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.
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