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Filed Under: Appellate Law

Two Strikes and You’re Out: 7th Circuit Addresses Federal and State Rules on Voluntary Dismissal

By: Jeffrey A. Mandell

Ten attorneys from Stafford Rosenbaum have been selected to the 2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Moreover, Anthony Menting was selected as one of the top 25 lawyers in Madison, and Daphne Webb was chosen as one of the top 25 women attorneys in Wisconsin. Three Stafford attorneys were chosen for the 2015 Wisconsin Rising Stars list.

Nov 09, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Affirms Limited Scope of Insurance Agents’ Duties to Insureds

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Tiffany Highstrom, a Partner at Stafford Rosenbaum, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2018 Women in the Law Award. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon 29 attorneys, and celebrated at a dinner event put on by the Wisconsin Law Journal on June 21, 2018 at Discovery World in Milwaukee.

Oct 19, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Court of Appeals Interprets Wisconsin’s Fraudulent Transfer Law in a Garnishment Action

By: Olivia M. Dunn

NBC15 Interviews Kyle Engelke about joining us for Picnic in the Park, an event sponsored by Stafford Rosenbaum.

Oct 10, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

What Will Follow from Wholesale Changes to Wisconsin’s Class-Action Statute?

By: Jeffrey A. Mandell

On July 1, 2018, for the first time in more than a century, major changes to Wisconsin’s class-action statute took effect. See Supreme Court Order No. 17-03, 2017 WI 108. As a result, Wis. Stat. §803.08 now mirrors, nearly identically, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, which governs class-action suits in federal courts. The harmonization […]

Aug 28, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Europe’s New Personal Data Protection Law Will Have Broad Impact on U.S. Businesses

By: Scott A. Seid Olivia M. Dunn

SAS and OMP The European Union Parliament enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which aims to protect the personal information of individuals in the EU. Many U.S. businesses will have to comply with the GDPR if they have personal information—which includes a variety of data from name to birthdate, home address to IP address, […]

Aug 15, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law Municipal Law

Court of Appeals Suggests Possible Path To Waiver of PFC Review

By: Paul W. Schwarzenbart

Court of Appeals Suggests Possible Path To Waiver of PFC Review Can a municipality and a public safety employee agree to waive the disciplinary process before a police and fire commission under Wis. Stat. § 62.13(5). Yes, at least in some circumstances, according to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. City of Janesville v. WERC, 193 […]

Jul 27, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law Municipal Law

Condemnor’s Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith is Limited to Compensation

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Condemnor’s Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith is Limited to Compensation In Zastrow v. American Transmission Company LLC, Case No. 17-AP-1848 (July 3, 2018) (unpublished) the Wisconsin Court of Appeals confirmed that a condemnor’s duty to negotiate in good faith relates only to the issue of compensation. American Transmission Company (ATC) held a pre-existing transmission […]

Jul 23, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Supreme Court Ends Great Weight Deference to Agency Legal Interpretations, Splinters on Rationale

By: Jeffrey A. Mandell Barbara Neider

Supreme Court Ends Great Weight Deference to Agency Legal Interpretations, Splinters on Rationale For decades, Wisconsin courts deferred to administrative agencies’ interpretation of statutes and regulations under certain conditions. See Harnischfeger Corp. v. LIRC, 196 Wis. 2d 650, 659–60, 539 N.W.2d 98 (1995). The Supreme Court of Wisconsin put an end to this practice in […]

Jul 11, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Enbridge Pipeline Expansion Likely to Proceed After Proof of Insurance

By: Larry Konopacki Jeffrey A. Mandell

Enbridge Corporation (“Enbridge”) transports crude oil through a pipeline that runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Pontiac, Illinois. Enbridge wants to expand the volume of crude oil pumped through their line. The Dane County Board of Supervisors granted Enbridge a conditional use permit (“CUP”), subject to two insurance-related conditions. Condition 7 required Enbridge to procure and […]

Jul 02, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

The Final Countdown: Changes to Discovery Rules (and more!) Await Litigants Starting Next Month

By: Kyle Engelke

As litigants turn the calendar on June, significant new rules await for cases filed after July1, 2018. Rather than take its cues from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which traditionally governed procedural rules, the Legislature enacted substantial changes to Wisconsin’s laws on discovery. In 2017 WI Act 235, the Legislature implemented many new rules covered below […]

Jun 27, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Wis. Supreme Court Narrows Fraudulent-Transfer Exception, Suggests Stringent Pleading Requirements

By: Laura E. Callan Jeffrey A. Mandell

Generally, companies purchasing the assets of another company are not responsible for the seller’s liabilities. One long-established, but poorly defined, exception applies when the assets are transferred fraudulently in an effort to evade liabilities. In Springer v. Nohl Electric Products Corp., the Wisconsin Supreme Court took a step towards clarifying (and perhaps limiting) this fraudulent-transfer […]

May 24, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Court of Appeals Reverses Agency Prohibition on Strip Searches at Juvenile Residential Care Centers

By: Tiffany L. Highstrom

In Milwaukee Academy v. Department of Children and Families, 2016 AP 2377, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals faced the question of whether residential care centers for minors are prohibited from ever strip-searching residents. The Court concluded that state law does not contain a blanket prohibition against strip searches in all circumstances. The specific strip search […]

May 21, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

New Technologies Will Present New “Walking Quorum” Challenges for Governmental Bodies

By: Laura E. Callan Jeffrey A. Mandell

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is pleased to announce that Attorney Amy T. Collins has joined the firm as an associate. Collins practices family law and estate planning in the firm’s Madison office.

Mar 28, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Bankruptcy Case in Favor of Trustees’ Avoidance Powers

By: Jeffrey A. Mandell Olivia M. Dunn

Kelly Dodd, a partner with Stafford Rosenbaum, was the feature of a recent article and Q&A in the Wisconsin Law Journal.

Mar 28, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Seventh Circuit Predicts That Wisconsin Will Adopt Learned Intermediary Doctrine

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum is proud to announce that Attorney Jared M. Potter has been named by the Wisconsin Law Journal as a 2013 Up and Coming Lawyer.

Mar 23, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Court of Appeals Denies Nonprofit Medical Clinics from Claiming Property Tax Exemption

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP recently announced that James B. Egle been elected to the Board of Directors of the law firm. Mr. Egle’s practice is primarily focused on contract negotiations, dealership and franchise law, business law, and estate planning and probate.

Mar 16, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

The NLRB Creates a New Standard for Evaluating Workplace Rules’ Effect on the Right to Unionize

By: Olivia M. Dunn

At the 2014 United Way Campaign Celebration, Stafford Rosenbaum was awarded with the Community Growth Award for organizations with 26-99 employees. Stafford Rosenbaum is proud to support the United Way of Dane County.

Feb 16, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Seventh Circuit Holds Pharmaceutical Product Liability Claims Preempted By Federal Law

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Johanna J. Allex to the firm’s Madison office. Her practice covers all aspects of estate planning, marital property, probate and trust administration, charitable planning, gift and estate taxation, business succession planning and operations, and tax-exempt/nonprofit organizations.

Feb 01, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

APPEALS COURT CLARIFIES APPLICABILITY OF WORKER’S COMPENSATION STATUTE TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Kyle W. Engelke, a Senior Associate with Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, has been named an American Bar Foundation (ABF) Fellow, a distinction reserved for the top 1% of U.S. attorneys.

Jan 25, 2018 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law

Court Determines Defendant’s Breach of Contract Constituted a “Wrongful Act”

By: Jeffrey A. Mandell Olivia M. Dunn

Daphne Webb, a Partner at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP in Madison, was recently announced as the recipient of the Senior Lawyers Division Leonard L. Loeb Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin. Ms. Webb will receive the award for “her lifetime of exceptional contributions to his community and to the goal of justice for all Wisconsin citizens.” The Senior Lawyers Division Leonard L. Loeb Award recognizes the work and leadership of a senior lawyer who has greatly impacted the legal system. Ms. Webb will be honored, along with recipients of 15 other awards, at the State Bar’s June 13 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference in Green Bay.

Jan 22, 2018 in Blogs
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