Firm News & Events

2/11/2021

Summary Judgment Victory: Worker's Compensation Act's Exclusive Remedy Provision Applies to Forklift Operation

Attorney Larry Drabot recently prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in a work-related injury case venued in Wisconsin. The plaintiff asserted a negligence claim against his co-worker who ran over his foot with a rented forklift. Drabot asserted the exclusive remedy provision of the Read More
1/29/2021

Summary Judgment in Strip Search and Cavity Search Civil Rights Case

Attorney Sara Mills-Flood recently prevailed on a motion for summary judgment filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in a case involving claims of First Amendment retaliation and Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment invasion of privacy. The plaintiff alleged that on... Read More
1/28/2021

Two Successful Results in the Court of Appeals

Attorneys Aggie Raynor and Bill Keeler recently had two successful results in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The cases involved complaints of negligence and various other claims against owners of apartment buildings. Both matters were originally dismissed in the lower courts at summary judgment... Read More

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4/23/2021

It May Be Okay for the Arbitrator to Sleep, But Counsel Needs to Stay Sharp

In Loren Imhoff Homebuilder, Inc. v. Taylor, 2020 WI App 80, the Court of Appeals held that homeowners forfeited their claim that an arbitration award should be vacated because the arbitrator was drowsy or sleeping during the arbitration, reversing the trial court’s decision that the arbitrator... Read More
3/26/2021

Wisconsin Courts Further Interpret the Economic Loss Doctrine

Recently, the Wisconsin Supreme Court narrowly interpreted two exceptions to the Economic Loss Doctrine. In contrast, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals extended the Economic Loss Doctrine to preclude negligence claims between subcontractors who had “interrelated” contracts with a general... Read More
3/2/2021

Illinois Supreme Court Prohibits Evaluation of Police Officers by the Number of Citations Issued

Recently, in Policemen’s Benevolent Labor Committee v. The City of Sparta, 2020 IL 125508, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a city’s “activity points system,” which awarded activity points to police officers for issuing citations, violated the plain language of Section 11-1-12... Read More
2/24/2021

WI Court of Appeals Affirms a Party Must Supply Electronic Records if Specifically Requested

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently decided an issue regarding Wisconsin open records law. In Lueders v. Krug, plaintiff requested electronic records of emails after already receiving records of those emails in paper form. The defendant denied this request under Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1)(b), which... Read More
2/24/2021

Court of Appeals Confirms Three Week Rule as Absolute Immunity, and After Three Weeks, Discretionary Immunity Is Available to Municipalities

Gregory E. Knoke and Julie A. Knoke v. City of Monroe, Appeal No. 2019AP2003, Recommended for publication A recent decision by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals examined whether a municipality was liable for an injury that occurred due to a slip and fall on ice on public property. Plaintiff,... Read More

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Firm News & Events

Summary Judgment Victory: Worker's Compensation Act's Exclusive Remedy Provision Applies to Forklift Operation

Summary Judgment in Strip Search and Cavity Search Civil Rights Case

Two Successful Results in the Court of Appeals

Recent Blog Posts

It May Be Okay for the Arbitrator to Sleep, But Counsel Needs to Stay Sharp

Wisconsin Courts Further Interpret the Economic Loss Doctrine

Illinois Supreme Court Prohibits Evaluation of Police Officers by the Number of Citations Issued

WI Court of Appeals Affirms a Party Must Supply Electronic Records if Specifically Requested

Court of Appeals Confirms Three Week Rule as Absolute Immunity, and After Three Weeks, Discretionary Immunity Is Available to Municipalities