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Simpson Thacher Attorneys Author Law360 Article on Wisconsin High Court Ruling on Use of “Integrated Systems Analysis”

09.21.23

Litigation Partner Laura Lin and Associate Pierce MacConaghy authored a Law360 article titled, “What Wis. High Court Ruling Means For Coverage Analysis,” which discussed a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court majority decision overturning existing precedent on the economic loss doctrine and integrated systems analysis in a commercial general liability insurance dispute. The article explored how in 5 Walworth, LLC v. Engerman Contracting, Inc. the majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the use of these doctrines in the insurance context, potentially portending a shift in courts’ views on the applicability of both doctrines to insurance coverage. The piece further explored potential implications of the ruling, noting that, Wisconsin litigants are likely to be cautious when using the economic loss doctrine and integrated systems analysis, at least by name, in the near term in Wisconsin insurance litigation.

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