Wisconsin Majority Reverses Ruling In Insurer’s Favor In Dispute Over Infant Death

Mealey's (February 7, 2023, 5:13 PM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — A majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed an appeals court’s ruling that affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary and declaratory judgment in favor of a homeowners insurer in a coverage dispute arising from an infant’s death, finding that the issue of whether the insured’s conduct constituted an “accident” under the insurance policy was not actually litigated in a prior criminal proceeding....