Wisconsin Business and Commercial Litigation

Recent Posts from Wisconsin Business and Commercial Litigation

• High Hopes, Reasonable Expectations, and Attorney Fees

  Setting reasonable expectations is important, and even more so when an attorney fees provision is present.

• Think Twice Before Adding Questionable Damage Claims Where Contractual Attorney Fees Are At Stake

  Caution in wording contractual attorney fee clauses may avoid the court splitting your attorney-fee-baby.

• Electronic Filing in the Wisconsin Courts of Appeal

  The Wisconsin courts of appeal for some reason require electronic filing of briefs along with the filing of multiple paper copies.

• H1N1’s Impact on Private Business vs. Government Furloughs

  The Milwaukee Business Journal reports that a severe outbreak of swine flu could “devastate businesses”  already stretched thin on manpower by staff cuts resulting from the economic downturn.  The swine flu made quite a stir…

• Wisconsin’s Tax Treatment of Business

  The Milwaukee Business Journal reports that a recent study ranks Wisconsin 42d among the 50 states in its tax treatment of businesses.  Consider, too, the ever-increasing burden of fees imposed for “services” that used to…

• Big Brother or Big Mother?

  Let’s hear it for Dave Ziemer’s discussion of the ridiculously over-protective nature of our state government (although this applies with equal force to federal, municipal, and every other layer).  Most people have no idea of…

• Wisconsin Assembly Bill Would Limit Online Access to Public Records

  Wisconsin Assembly Bill 340 would limit online access to records currently available through Wisconsin Circuit Court Access.

• Seventh Circuit Implements Electronic Discovery Pilot Program

  The Seventh Circuit is road-testing some approaches to e-discovery issues.

• The Bill That Might Change Your Auto Insurance Rates

  2009 Wisconsin Senate Bill 289 could impact the rates paid for auto insurance.

• Litigation’s Part in Business Strategy

  To be truly effective, and profitable over time, litigation decisions must be driven by business strategy.