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Wisconsin High Court Rejects Bull Attack Compensation Claims By Todd Richmond | May 21, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A man who fell into depression and attempted suicide after he was gored by a bull can’t sue an insurance company for deciding to stop covering his medication, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
According to court documents, Francis Graef was gored while working at a Bonduel livestock yard in 2012. The attack triggered a bout with depression and a doctor prescribed medication for him. The livestock yard’s worker’s compensation insurance carrier, Continental Indemnity Co., initially covered the cost of the medicine.
But the insurance company ended its coverage in 2015, leaving Graef without his medicine. Two months later he shot himself. He survived and in 2017 filed a negligence lawsuit against the company, arguing the decision to end coverage led to the suicide attempt. The lawsuit sought damages for the suicide attempt,
A man who attempted suicide after he was gored by a bull can’t sue an insurance company for deciding to stop covering his medication, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.