Filed Under: Municipal Law
Single-Family Dwelling Zoning Ordinance Did Not Exclude Rentals
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reached a deal on Tuesday with the Wisconsin Department of Justice over the state’s claims that the drugmaker had artificially inflated the cost of its medicines to Wisconsin’s Medicaid program.
Filed Under: Government Relations
Significant Changes to State’s Environment, Natural Resources Programs Proposed in Governor’s Budget
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP recently announced that Christopher B. Hughes has been re-elected chair of the firm's Board of Directors and Managing Partner of the law firm. Mr. Hughes represents businesses, municipalities and individuals relating to real estate, business, land use, municipal and contractual matters
Filed Under: Trust & Estates Law
Same-Sex Couples May Now Benefit from Portability of Estate Tax Exemptions
Stafford Rosenbaum’s Laura Skilton Verhoff, a partner in the firm’s Madison office, has been named to The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Integral support to the American Bar Foundation is provided by The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.
Filed Under: Municipal Law
“Mass” Action Lawsuit Against School District Will Proceed
Under the Federal Power Act, the federal government (through the Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission, or FERC) regulates the interstate wholesale market in electricity, while state utility commissions regulate intrastate retail markets in electricity. This division of regulatory authority is cleaner in theory than in practice, because, as the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in a highly anticipated decision released Monday, “in point of fact if not in law[,] the wholesale and retail markets in electricity are inextricably linked.”
Filed Under: Municipal Law
Court of Appeals Finds Fee in Lieu of Room Tax Constitutes an Illegal Tax
Stafford Rosenbaum's Johanna Allex was recently named Chair of the WisPACT, Inc. Board of Directors. WisPACT was created in 2003 as a nonprofit organization to create and manage pooled and community Special Needs Trusts for the benefit of individuals with disabilities
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law
Proposed Guidance Regarding Common Plan of Development for Construction Site Storm Water Discharges.
Stafford’s Paul Kent authored the recently published an essay titled, “On the Waterfront: New Shoreland Zoning Laws.” This essay appears as the cover story in January’s issue of Wisconsin Lawyer, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s official magazine. In this piece, Paul discusses recent legislative developments that have changed some of the rules with shoreland zoning and structures.
Filed Under: Trust & Estates Law
The Best Laid Plans: Avoiding Three Common Estate Planning Mistakes
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is a proud sponsor of the Madison Parks Foundation and the upcoming Picnic in the Park event. Watch an interview with Stafford Rosenbaum attorney and Madison Parks Foundation Secretary, Kyle Engelke, to learn more about the foundation and upcoming event!
Filed Under: Trust & Estates Law
Five Estate Planning Considerations for People Going Through Divorce
Six Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys have been selected for "Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year." Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Good, the Bad, the Uncertain: Developments In Franchisor Liability
The legal debate over imposing vicarious liability of franchisors – or making franchisorsliable for the acts of their franchisees and franchisees’ employees – has flared up this year, thanks in large part to a recent court decision and policy directives emanating from the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. The […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
Preemption principles applied to dismiss Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law claim
In a recent decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the court held that an arbitration panel’s finding that federal securities laws preempt the application of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law (WFDL) could be made by the panel “without [panel members] taking leave of their senses.” The rulingprovidesan example ofanother […]
Filed Under: Trust & Estates Law
Who needs a Will?
A Will is the formal legal document setting out who receives your property at your death and who should oversee the process of gathering, inventorying and distributing your assets. Who needs a Will? In short, most people. For many the key motivation to creating a Will is to set out who should inherit their property. […]
Filed Under: Trust & Estates Law
Estate Planning for Your Digital Assets
So your estate plan carefully addresses disposing of your home, car and bank account. But what about your digital assets? There are two different types of digital assets. One type is assets such as bank and investment accounts that you manage online which are really no different than accounts you manage with a paper trail. […]
Filed Under: Municipal Law
Motor Bicycle May Be “Motor Vehicle” For Purposes Of Applying OWI/PAC Law
In State v. Koeppen, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decided an interesting issue with respect to OWI/PAC violations: Whether the defendant could violate Wisconsin OWI/PAC statute, Wis. Stat. § 346.63(1) by operating a motor bicycle with a prohibited alcohol concentration and/or while under the influence. Specifically, the court addressed whether a motor bicycle is a […]
Filed Under: Municipal Law
Municipal Law Memo: 7th Circuit Issues Opinion in Constitutional Case Arising from Zoning Decision
Seventh Circuit IssuesOpinion in Constitutional Case Arising from Zoning Decision In CEnergy-Glenmore Wind Farm #1, LLC v. Town of Glenmore, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit demonstrated its hesitance to insert itself into local zoning decisions. Prelude, a company whose assets were later purchased by plaintiff, CEnergy, obtained a conditional use […]
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