Madison, Wisconsin (July 15, 2025) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently voted to accept one case, and the Court acted to deny review in a number of other cases at its June 25, 2025 conference. The case numbers, counties of origin and the issues presented in granted cases are listed below. More information about pending appellate cases can be found on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Access website. Published Court of Appeals opinions can be found here, and the status of pending Supreme Court cases can be found here.
No. 2024AP126 Wren v. Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.
Supreme Court case type: Petition for Review
Court of Appeals: District I
Circuit Court: Milwaukee County, Judge Kashoua Kristy Yang, reversed and cause remanded for further proceedings.
Long caption: Savannah Wren, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Calvin Gordon, Jr., and Calvin Gordon, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Respondents, v. Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee, Inc., Jessica Hoelzle, M.D., Jordan Hauck, D.O. and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners.
Issue(s) presented:
- Whether Wis. Stat. § 894.4801’s grant of immunity to healthcare
providers for allegedly negligent actions at the start of the COVID-19
pandemic is an unconstitutional violation of an individual’s right to a jury
trial?
Review denied: The Supreme Court denied review in the following cases. As the state’s law-developing court, the Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria (see Wis. Stat. § 809.62). Except where indicated, these cases came to the Court via petition for review by the party who lost in the lower court:
Petitions for Original Action
2025AP996-OA Bothfeld v. Wisconsin Elections Comm’n
2025AP999-OA Felton v. Wisconsin Elections Comm’n
Brown County
2024AP309-CRNM State v. Sutrick
Clark County
2023AP1521 State v. Zimmerman
Dane County
2023AP290-CR State v. Clark
2024AP616 Craven v. JEK Property Management LLC
Door County
2023AP1815
2023AP1816 Homolka v. Lopez
Columbia County
2023AP1303 State v. Maday
Eau Claire County
2022AP730-CR State v. Wilkie
[Justice R. Bradley dissents]
Lincoln County
2017AP1441 State v. Boruch
[Justice A.W. Bradley did not participate]
Milwaukee County
2022AP1586 State v. Norwood
2025AP697-CRLV State v. Mack
Oneida County
2023AP234-CR State v. Ertl
Portage County
2023AP1042-CR State v. Edwards
Racine County
2023AP601 Thornton v. Ascension All Saints Hospital
2024AP14-CR State v. Ward
Sheboygan County
2023AP2104 State v. Moffett
Waukesha County
2022AP1257 Petitioner v. Puchner
2022AP1318 Puchner v. Puchner
2024AP260-CR State v. Horne
Winnebago County
2024AP1420-W Nigl v. Eplett
2025AP218 Roehrick v. Ebben
