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Insurance – Negligence Claims
By: Derek Hawkins//March 14, 2018//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: Michael Foley, et al. v. Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company, et al.
Case No.: 2017AP545
Officials: Sherman, Kloppenburg and Fitzpatrick, JJ.
Focus: Insurance – Negligence Claims
Michael and Rhonda Sue Foley hired Harry Simons, Jr. to remodel their house. Foleys allege in this lawsuit that their house was rendered uninhabitable because of Simons’ negligence during the remodeling. Foleys sued their own insurer, Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company, Simons, and Simons’ insurer, Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, in the Dane County Circuit Court asserting claims of breach of contract, statutory interest for delay, bad faith, and negligence.
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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