Damage Liability – Negligent Inspection

By: Derek Hawkins//March 8, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Karen Stransky et al. v Evantson Insurance Company, et al

Case No.: 2014AP2555

Officials: Higginbotham, Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Damage Liability – Negligent Inspection

Rockweiler Services, LLC, and its insurer, Evanston Insurance Company, cross-appeal a money judgment in favor of Karen and Robert Stransky. The circuit court found that Rockweiler was negligent in its inspection of the electrical wiring of the Stranskys’ home during the home’s construction and that Rockweiler was liable for a portion of the Stranskys’ damages resulting from the improperly installed wiring, which included the cost to entirely rewire the Stranskys’ home. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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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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