High Court to Review Statute's Constitutionality

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals certified a case to the state Supreme Court for review featuring a statute that shifts liability for certain claims from a state fund onto insurers. The Court of Appeals certified Society Insurance v. LIRC, No. 2008AP003135, to the state Supreme Court for review and determination.  The appellate court's opinion certified the question of "Whether retroactive application of Wisconsin Statutes 102.17(4) and 102.66(1), as amended effective April 1, 2006, is unconstitutional."The state Legislature amended the statutes in 2005 to shift liability for specific t...