Statutory Interpretation – Wisconsin’s Worker’s Compensation Act

By: Derek Hawkins//July 10, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Jeanne Glowacki, et al. v. Lakeview Neurorehab CTR Midwest, Inc.

Case No.: 2017AP1636

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Focus: Statutory Interpretation – Wisconsin’s Worker’s Compensation Act

Jeanne Glowacki appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Lakeview Neurorehab CTR Midwest, Inc. (Midwest). The circuit court granted summary judgment to Midwest on the basis that WIS. STAT. § 102.03(2) (2015-16), the exclusive remedy provision of Wisconsin’s Worker’s Compensation Act, precluded her claims as a matter of law. As we agree that Midwest was Glowacki’s employer, 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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