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 […]
