March 1, 2023 – A selection of recent Wisconsin case verdicts are shared below. The information is provided as a service to State Bar of Wisconsin members in cooperation with Westlaw's® West's Jury Verdicts – Wisconsin Reports, a Thomson Reuters business.

Featured Cases

Lievrouw v. West Bend Mutal Insurance Company (Wis. Cir. Ct. - Milwaukee County)

Premises Liability - Settlement: $21,000
Plaintiff Recovers $21K Following Slip, Fall on Accumulated Ice in Milwaukee Parking Garage

• Case Summary: 2022 WL 18280610
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• Plaintiffs' civil complaint: 2020 WL 13596502
• Stipulation and order for distribution of settlement proceeds: 2021 WL 9868525
• Order for distribution of settlement proceeds and dismissal: 2022 WL 17548446

Williams v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Co. (U.S.D.C. - E.D. Wisconsin)

Contracts - Jury: $100,000
Federal Jury Awards Plaintiff $100K in Breach of Contract Suit Regarding Failure to Pay Life Insurance Benefits

• Case Summary: 2022 WL 18283396
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• Plaintiff's brief in support of motion for judgment on pleadings: 2018 WL 2460040
• Defendant's motion for summary judgment: 2019 WL 4009100
• Jury instructions: 2022 WL 4119395
• Special verdict form: 2022 WL 4119393

Estate of Lanphear Jr. v. YES Equipment & Services Inc. (Wis. Cir. Ct. - Milwaukee County)

Wrongful Death - Settlement: $1,000,000
Estate Recovers $1M Following Boom Lift Accident in Pleasant Prairie

• Case Summary: 2021 WL 9848316
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• Plaintiffs' second amended complaint: 2018 WL 11465739
• Defendants' brief in support of motion for declaratory judgment: 2021 WL 9782618
• Petition for approval of minor settlement: 2021 WL 9782628
• Order for approval of minor settlement: 2021 WL 9793728