Hussey v. Milwaukee County

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant-County employer’s motion for summary judgment in action alleging that defendant’s failure to provide plaintiff-retiree with cost-free health insurance constituted taking of property without due process, where record showed that at time of plaintiff’s retirement defendant had provided cost-free premiums for said insurance, and plaintiff otherwise had paid no co-payments, co-insurance payments or deductibles in conjunction with her health plan. While plaintiff had vested property interest in participating in defendant’s retiree health plan, plaintiff’s interest was limited to participating in same health plan as active employees, which had co-payments and deductibles. Moreover, at time plaintiff had retired, relevant ordinances required that defendant only provide premium-free health plan for retirees.