By: Derek Hawkins//September 19, 2018//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: Peter N. Anderson v. WEA Trust
Case No.: 2017AP2386
Officials: KLOPPENBURG, J.
Focus: Breach of Contract
The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of WEA Trust, dismissing Peter Anderson’s claim that WEA Trust breached its implied contractual duty of good faith and fair dealing. Anderson alleged that WEA Trust committed the breach by failing to inform Anderson that WEA Trust had denied primary coverage for medical expenses Anderson incurred between April and October 2015. On appeal, Anderson argues that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the monthly statements that WEA Trust sent Anderson during that period adequately informed him that WEA Trust had denied primary coverage for the medical expenses listed in those statements. The circuit court ruled that the monthly statements unambiguously stated that WEA Trust had denied primary coverage for the listed medical expenses. I agree and, therefore, I affirm.