The Supreme Court issued its decision in this case (2005AP2030) affirming the Court of Appeals, 2006 WI App 146, 295 Wis. 2d 372, 720 N.W.2d 152
Opinion by Chief Justice Abrahamson, joined by Justices Wilcox, Bradley, Crooks, and Butler
Dissent by Justice Prosser
Dissent by Justice Roggensack
See Trust but verify: Hospital tax would need solid accounting, by John Torinus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 30, 2008.
"Better yet, the hospitals ought to say loud and clear up front that the 0.7% tax will not be passed on in higher prices and they will do an immediate rate cut of 1.4%.
"And that means a cut in their net prices, not their seldom-used sticker prices."
Leitinger and the Collateral Source Rule: Time for a Change, by Lawrence J. Drabot and Daniel K. Mullin, Crivello, Carlson & Mentkowski S.C., Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, Winter 2007
Subrogation; Collateral Source Rule; Reasonable Value of Medical Services; Evidence; Amount of Payment by Health Insurer, Wisconsin Legal Update: Case Law, by Bernard T. McCartan, American Family Mutual Insurance Co., Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, Winter 2007