Filed Under: Business Law
Attorney Pahoua Thao Published by American Bar Association on ‘Recent Developments in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy’
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 […]
Filed Under: Business Law Environment and Land Use Law Litigation
Three Steps Engineers Should Follow to Reduce the Risk of Climate-Change-Related Litigation
“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 […]
Filed Under: Business Law Environment and Land Use Law Litigation
Perspectives: Incorporating Resilience in Building Design Helps Mitigate Threat of Climate Change
“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 […]
Filed Under: Business Law Dealership & Franchise Law Employment & Labor Law Litigation
The Right to Cure a Contract Breach
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.
Filed Under: Business Law
Reviewing Foreign Tax Status Can Result in Large Savings
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 […]
Filed Under: Business Law
Contract Law: Duty To Reveal Changes
In the Wisconsin Court of Appeals case Hennig v. Ahearn, the court held that a party to a contract may assume a duty to "point out" changes in an agreement by its course of conduct during negotiations. This duty goes beyond simply providing a copy to the other party for its examination and may give […]
