C.L. v. EDSON

No. 86-1517.

140 Wis.2d 168 (1987)

409 N.W.2d 417

C.L., C.C., C.S.S., S.T.H., T.S. and D.M., Plaintiffs-Co-Appellants, v. Dr. Jack C. EDSON, Luther Hospital, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Dr. Edward R. Brousseau, Dr. Joseph M. Tobin, Dr. Kenneth W. Halgrimson, Northwest Psychiatric Clinic, Ltd., and Chubb Pacific Indemnity Group, Defendants-Appellants, v. EAU CLAIRE LEADER-TELEGRAM, Intervenor-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-co-appellants, C.L., C.C., C.S.S., S.T.H., T.S. and D.M., there were briefs and oral argument by Ronald S. Aplin of Johnson, Weis, Paulson & Priebe, S.C. of Rhinelander.

For the defendants-appellants, Luther Hospital and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., there was oral argument by John Richie of Misfeldt, Olson & Stark of Eau Claire.

For the defendant-appellant, Jack D. Edson, there was oral argument by Drew Ryberg of Garvey, Anderson, Kelly & Ryberg, S.C. of Eau Claire.

For the defendants-appellants, Dr. Edward R. Brousseau, Dr. Joseph M. Tobin, Dr. Kenneth W. Halgrimson, Northwest Psychiatric Clinic, Ltd., and Chubb Pacific Indemnity Group, there was oral argument by Arnold Anderson of Carroll, Parroni, Postlewaite, Anderson & Graham of Eau Claire.

For the intervenor-respondent, Eau Clair Leader-Telegram, there was a brief and oral argument by Linda Clifford of La Follette & Sinykin of Madison.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


CANE, P.J.

In this appeal, the original plaintiffs and defendants in a civil suit (original parties) join together to oppose a postjudgment intervention action by the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. The original parties challenge the newspaper's entitlement to intervene, the timeliness of the newspaper's intervention, and the trial court's order allowing public disclosure of sealed settlement documents. Because the postjudgment intervention was timely and did not prejudice...

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