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Filed Under: Business Law

Attorney Pahoua Thao Published by American Bar Association on ‘Recent Developments in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy’

By: Attorney Pahoua Thao

Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal publishes Attorney Pahoua Thao’s cybersecurity and data privacy article Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Pahoua Thao recently co-authored an article for the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. “Recent Developments in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy” was published in the Summer 2024 issue of the Journal. ©2024. Published […]

Oct 24, 2024 in Articles
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law

Attorneys James Egle & Isaac Brodkey Author Franchise Law Journal Article on Good Cause under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law

By: Attorney James Egle Attorney Isaac Brodkey

Attorneys Egle & Brodkey author American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal article on Good Cause under the WFDL Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys James B. Egle and Isaac S. Brodkey recently authored an article with Attorney Jeffrey A. Mandell for the American Bar Association’s Franchise Law Journal. “Understanding the Grantor’s Burden: Good Cause Under the Wisconsin Fair […]

Jun 12, 2024 in Articles
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law

Attorneys Mandell, Brodkey & Egle Author Franchise Law Journal Article on Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law

By: Attorney James Egle Attorney Isaac Brodkey

Attorneys Mandell, Brodkey & Egle author ABA Franchise Law Journal article on Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Attorneys Jeff Mandell, Isaac Brodkey, and Jim Egle recently authored an article for the American Bar Association’s Franchise Law Journal. “Talking Past Each Other: Divergent Approaches to the Community-of-Interest Standard in Wisconsin’s State and Federal Courts” was published in […]

Mar 04, 2024 in Articles
Filed Under: Election & Political Law

Ahead of Primary Election, Wisconsin Court Rejects State Legislature’s Effort to Block Absentee Voter Protections

By Stafford Rosenbaum

This public statement was originally published by The League of Women Voters on February 8, 2024: On February 8, 2024, The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Law Forward, Fair Elections Center and Stafford Rosenbaum LLP issued the following statement after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected the Wisconsin state legislature’s motion to block legal […]

Feb 09, 2024 in Articles
Filed Under: Family Law

Attorney Katherine Harrell Authors Article for Wisconsin Journal of Family Law

By: Attorney Katherine Harrell

Attorney Katie Harrell: “Why Mediation/Arbitration is Better than Litigation in Family Matters” Over the past 15 years, “a relatively new method of resolving family law cases began to gain popularity in the Dane County area. Attorneys began engaging in mediation/arbitration (med/arb) to finalize divorces, rather than taking cases to trial. The movement in Dane County […]

Jan 24, 2024 in Articles
Filed Under: Election & Political Law

Attorney Jeffrey Mandell Co-Authors Lead Article in Marquette Law Review

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Jeff Mandell Co-Authors Article for Marquette Law Review “Counting to Four: The History and Future of Wisconsin’s Fractured Supreme Court” was authored by Attorneys Jeffrey A. Mandell and Daniel J. Schneider and was originally published in Marquette University Law Review, Volume 107, Issue 1 (2023). Over the past decade, the Wisconsin Supreme Court […]

Jan 04, 2024 in Articles
Filed Under: Election & Political Law

Attorney Douglas M. Poland Featured in 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Magazine

By: Attorney Douglas Poland

Attorney Doug Poland Featured in Super Lawyers Magazine for Election and Political Law Work “Moving Wisconsin Forward: When Democracy Came under Attack, Doug Poland Heard the Call” was originally published in 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Magazine. When Doug Poland grew up in Whitefish Bay in the ’70s and ’80s, politics wasn’t a big topic of […]

Dec 05, 2023 in Articles
Filed Under: Business Law Environment and Land Use Law Litigation

Three Steps Engineers Should Follow to Reduce the Risk of Climate-Change-Related Litigation

By: Attorney Jessica Mederson

“Three Steps Engineers Should Follow to Reduce the Risk of Climate-Change-Related Litigation,” authored by Attorney Jessica Mederson and Climate Reality Leader Monika Serrano, was originally published in Structure magazine’s June 2023 issue. Flooding, heat waves, rising sea levels, and the associated news about these effects of climate change are enough to make anyone feel hopeless […]

Jul 17, 2023 in Articles
Filed Under: Business Law Environment and Land Use Law Litigation

Perspectives: Incorporating Resilience in Building Design Helps Mitigate Threat of Climate Change

By: Attorney Jessica Mederson

“Perspectives: Incorporating Resilience in Building Design Helps Mitigate Threat of Climate Change,” authored by Attorney Jessica Mederson and Climate Reality Leader Monika Serrano, was originally published in Business Insurance magazine in September 2022. While climate change may still be a disputed topic in the political realm, insurers have been aware of the risks posed by […]

Mar 21, 2023 in Articles
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law

Wisconsin’s Wetland Reform Act

By: Attorney Paul Kent

Recent changes to Wisconsin law streamline the process of coordinating land development with protection of wetlands.

Feb 14, 2013 in Articles
Filed Under: Business Law Dealership & Franchise Law Employment & Labor Law Litigation

The Right to Cure a Contract Breach

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Under Wisconsin law, many contracts and statutes give parties an opportunity to cure mistakes before the other party can exercise some remedial action. The language of the governing contract or statute may define the extent of a cure and the actions that must be taken to effect it.

Oct 25, 2010 in Articles
Filed Under: Government Law

Court Holds Hospital’s Outpatient Clinic Taxable

By Stafford Rosenbaum

This article discusses the Court of Appeals decison that an outpatient clinic was used as a “doctor’s office” and therefore excluded from the statute exempting nonprofit hospitals.

Oct 14, 2010 in Articles
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law

Understanding the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law

By Stafford Rosenbaum

At a time of economic upheaval, reworking distribution systems may seem like a prudent idea. However, care must be taken to determine whether the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law applies to the parties and to the proposed change. If the WFDL does apply, then the change must be essential, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.

Nov 01, 2009 in Articles
Filed Under: Government Law

Budget Bill Exempts Benevolent Retirement Homes, Benevolent Low-Income Housing and Other Property

By Stafford Rosenbaum

This article summarized changes make to property tax exemptions by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28.

Oct 01, 2009 in Articles
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law

How to Write an Employee Handbook

By Stafford Rosenbaum

This article provided general guidance on writing an employee handbook.

Sep 01, 2008 in Articles
Filed Under: Business Law

Reviewing Foreign Tax Status Can Result in Large Savings

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Within the United States, public pension funds enjoy exemptions from state and federal income taxes. On the funds’ overseas investments, however, exemptions from foreign income taxes do not automatically apply. In working with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, we found that attention to a public fund’s foreign tax status can result in considerable tax […]

Aug 01, 2006 in Articles
Filed Under: Government Law

Should You Designate a Highway as an All-Terrain Vehicle Route?

By Stafford Rosenbaum

The Wisconsin Statutes allow a county, city, village, or town to designate a highway within their respective jurisdictions as an all-terrain vehicle route. This article discusses the impact of a municipality's decision to designate a highway as an all-terrain vehicle route could have on recreational immunity as well as liability for highway defects.

Nov 01, 2005 in Articles
Filed Under: Government Law

The Complex Law of Takings: Three New U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

By Stafford Rosenbaum

The United States Supreme Court issued three important decisions about takings claims: claims for just compensation when government "takes" private property for public use. They are significant for Wisconsin counties because they clarify what constitutes a taking, the procedure for pursuing federal and state takings claims, and the authority of local governments to take private […]

Aug 01, 2005 in Articles
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law

More Businesses Will Be Protected

By Stafford Rosenbaum

This article describes the practical effects of a Wisconsin Supreme Court case dealing with the question of who is protected under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law (WFDL) with regard to vendor-vendee relationships. The 2004 decision reaffirms the intial 1987 holding, which means that courts should no longer interpret the 1987 decision narrowly.

Jan 01, 2005 in Articles
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law

A Third Way To Protect WPDA Members: A New Powersports Dealer Statute

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Wisconsin has two statutes of general application that might protect the interests of powersports dealers. This article highlights the current regulatory scheme and mentions the possibility of a third: a special statute designed just for powersports dealers.

Dec 01, 2004 in Articles
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