Motion for Summary Judgment

By: Derek Hawkins//April 12, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Sara Tripalin et al v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company

Case No.: 2015AP1330

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J, Sherman, and Blanchard, JJ

Focus: Motion for Summary Judgment

Sara Tripalin and Robert Gingras (collectively “Tripalin”) appeal an order granting American Family Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing Tripalin’s three bad faith claims against American Family. Tripalin argues that the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment, but as we explain her arguments fail because they ignore the standards that courts are to apply to first-party bad faith insurance claims at the summary judgment stage. Accordingly, 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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