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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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
1/29/2021

Stopping a Frequent Filer in His Tracks

Crivello Carlson Shareholders Agatha Raynor and Kelly Mangan obtained the dismissal of a federal employment discrimination complaint filed by a frequent filer against a prospective employer in Reed v. PF of Milwaukee Midtown, No. 19-cv-1609, 2020 WL 5748208 (E.D.Wis. Sept. 25, 2020). While federal courts... Read More
6/23/2020

Wisconsin Supreme Courts Affirms Mere Commercial Availability of Coverage Insufficient to Prove Claim of Negligent Procurement Against Agent

We previously posted on the state court of appeals' decision in Emer's Camper Corral, LLC v. Alderman, 2019 WI App 17, in which the court reviewed proofs necessary to proceed on a claim of negligent procurement of insurance coverage. The state supreme court has now affirmed the court of appeals'... Read More
6/22/2020

Specific Time Period Unnecessary to Establish Unsafe Condition - Nature of Condition and Business Will Determine if Claim Proceeds

In Correa v. Woodman’s Food Market, 2020 WI 43, the Wisconsin Supreme Court clarified that to proceed on a claim under the safe place statute of an unsafe condition, a plaintiff need not show evidence sufficient to determine when the condition first existed. Rather, the court explained the... 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

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

Stopping a Frequent Filer in His Tracks

Wisconsin Supreme Courts Affirms Mere Commercial Availability of Coverage Insufficient to Prove Claim of Negligent Procurement Against Agent

Specific Time Period Unnecessary to Establish Unsafe Condition - Nature of Condition and Business Will Determine if Claim Proceeds