Wisconsin Supreme Court June 29, 2005, 2002AP3394 (Pitts v. Revocable Trust of Knueppel)

DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

¶ 1. This case is before the court on certification by the court of appeals, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (2001-02).

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The issue presented is whether an underinsured motorist (UIM) insurer has an obligation to consent to, or substitute its own funds for, a proposed settlement between its insured and the tortfeasor, where the tortfeasor's insurer has already settled