Filed Under: Election & Political Law
Stafford Rosenbaum Election & Political Law Attorneys File Amicus Brief in United States Supreme Court
Stafford Rosenbaum Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court of Behalf of Former Governors ahead of 2024 Presidential Election Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Jeff Mandell, Doug Poland, Rachel Snyder, and Carly Gerads filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today on behalf of three former Republican Governors—Montana’s Marc Racicot, Massachusetts’s Bill Weld, and New […]
Filed Under: Business Law Trust & Estates Law
Attorneys James Egle and Jill Martin Present on Business Succession for the Wisconsin Family Business Center
Attorneys Jim Egle and Jill Martin Present “Business Succession and Transition” Attorneys Jim Egle and Jill Martin recently presented on business succession and transition for members and guests of the Wisconsin Family Business Center. Their presentation was part of the FBC’s recurring Speaker Series, with a January program focused on helping family members navigate the […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Amy Collins O’Hara Presents on Divorce for State Bar of Wisconsin
Attorney Amy Collins O’Hara to Present on the Elements of a Divorce during State Bar CLE Program On Friday, January 26, Attorney Amy Collins O’Hara will present on the elements of a divorce during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Handling a Basic Divorce 2024. Her presentation is part of a day-long CLE for member and non-members […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Preemption
How Preemption Limits the Scope of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law In an earlier blog post on the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law’s excluded relationships, we discussed that while the WFDL is arguably the most expansive and encompassing dealership or franchise statute in the country, its scope is not unlimited. There are exceptions to its application […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law
The Ghost of Procedural Rules Past: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Applies Waiver to Party Failing to Appeal a Non-Appealable Order
Attorneys Jeff Mandell and David P. Hollander Explain Wisconsin Appellate Court Decision to Apply Waiver to Party Failing to Appeal a Non-Appealable Order Waiver is a well-established concept under Wisconsin law, defined as the intentional relinquishment of a known right. E.g., Loren Imhoff Homebuilder, Inc. v. Taylor, 2022 WI 12, ¶13, 400 Wis. 2d 611, […]
Filed Under: Election & Political Law
Attorney Douglas Poland Presents at State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Constitutional Law Symposium
Attorney Doug Poland to Present on Updates in Election Administration and Access to Voting at the Wisconsin State Bar On Thursday, December 7, Attorney Doug Poland will present on recent updates in election administration and access to voting at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Constitutional Law Symposium 2023. The presentation is part of a day-long […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom to Present on Ethics for GALs & Family Law Practitioners
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom Presents to Guardians Ad Litem & Family Law Practitioners On December 7, from 12:00-1:00 PM, Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will lead and present on a webinar panel sponsored and hosted by the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (CFLCW). Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls: A Webinar for GALs & Family Law Practitioners will cover the […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Situated in Wisconsin
How the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Affords Protections to Businesses Based Out of State In an earlier post, we discussed when the relationship between two parties qualifies as a protected dealership under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law and how the statute may apply to an eclectic mix of commercial arrangements. For a WFDL-protected dealership to […]
Filed Under: Election & Political Law
Attorney Jeff Mandell in the Media Spotlight Surrounding Wisconsin Redistricting
Attorney Jeff Mandell Receives Wisconsin and Nationwide Attention on Redistricting and Wisconsin Legislative Maps Stafford Rosenbaum Partner Jeff Mandell made an appearance on the November 19, 2023 edition of UpFront, a Wisconsin TV broadcast produced by ABC on Sunday mornings. He is part of the counsel team leading oral arguments before the Wisconsin Supreme Court […]
Filed Under: Business Law
Attorneys James Egle and Iana Vladimirova to Present on the Corporate Transparency Act
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Address the Corporate Transparency Act with Business Owners On Wednesday, November 15, 2023, the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Family Business Center will host morning and lunchtime presentations during its Food for Thought program. Attorneys Jim Egle and Iana Vladimirova will present on the Corporate Transparency Act, coming into effect on January […]
Filed Under: Government Law
Attorney Derek Punches Authors ATV and UTV Regulation Article for The Municipality Magazine
Stafford Rosenbaum Government and Municipal Law Attorney Derek Punches Authors “Exploring Municipal Regulation of ATVs and UTVs” for The Municipality Magazine Attorney Derek Punches wrote an article for The Municipality magazine’s November 2023 issue, focusing on the regulation of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs). “Exploring Municipal Regulation of ATVs and UTVs” is […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Contracting Around the WFDL
Contracting around the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law As explained in an earlier blog post defining a dealership under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law, the existence of a “contract or agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written” is necessary for a relationship to be protected by the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law. In most business […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Adverse Actions
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law provides that a grantor cannot “terminate, cancel, fail to renew, or substantially change the competitive circumstances” of a protected dealership without providing good cause, proper notice, and an opportunity to cure. Wis. Stat. §§ 135.03-.04. Most adverse actions are easy to identify: a phone call terminating the relationship, a letter […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Excluded Relationships
Earlier in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law blog series, we explained that the WFDL extends good-cause, notice, and opportunity-to-cure protections to an extraordinarily diverse set of businesses, including beauty product wholesalers, lawn and farm equipment distributors, and even municipal contractors. That said, the statute and case law have created specific and limited exceptions to […]
Filed Under: Business Law Dealership & Franchise Law
New Food Delivery Service Regulation on the Horizon?
Last year, we wrote about a bi-partisan group of state senators and members of the state assembly introducing legislation to regulate third-party food delivery services in Wisconsin. Although that legislation stalled, an expanded group of state legislators has re-introduced a similar bill with some slight modifications. The 2023 proposed legislation seeks to create three requirements […]
Filed Under: Election & Political Law Litigation
In Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, Seventh Circuit Reiterates the Low Bar for Intervention and Further Explains the “Uniqueness” Interest for Intervention Purposes
The Democratic Party of Illinois may not intervene in a suit relating to mail-in voting, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The case, Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, arose when Congressman Michael Bost and two voters challenged an Illinois law that permits completed mail-in ballots to be counted […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Remedies
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law (WFDL), Wis. Stats. § 135.01 et seq., is triggered only when a grantor takes or plans to take an action that has considerable impact on the relationship with its dealer. Whether that action is termination, cancellation, non-renewal, or substantially changing the competitive circumstances of the relationship, needless to say, the […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law Insurance Law Litigation
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Integrated Systems Analysis Does Not Apply to Evaluating Insurance Coverage Under a CGL Policy
In 5 Walworth, LLC v. Engerman Contracting, Inc., 2023 WI 51, the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed insurance coverage under a commercial general liability policy for damages allegedly caused by the deficient construction of an inground swimming pool. The pool cracked, causing water to leak into and destabilize the surrounding soil. Attempts were made to fix […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: Notice and Cure
The protections conferred by the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law extend beyond good cause. The WFDL expressly requires that a grantor issue a dealer proper notice with an opportunity to cure prior to terminating, not renewing, cancelling, or substantially changing the dealership. As discussed in our previous post, what constitutes proper notice turns, in part, on […]
Filed Under: Dealership & Franchise Law
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Enters Its 50th Year: What Is Good Cause?
Good cause is the core protection provided by the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law. In a dealership relationship covered by the WFDL (see our previous blog post that defines a dealership as it pertains to the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law), the grantor cannot terminate, fail to renew, cancel, or substantially change the competitive circumstances of the […]
