Damages – Wisconsin Consumer Act

By: Derek Hawkins//November 30, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: Bernard Seidling v. Dori Stepan

Case No.: 2015AP2219

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Damages – Wisconsin Consumer Act

Bernard Seidling appeals an order awarding Dori Stepan compensatory damages, punitive damages, and actual attorney fees and costs on her counterclaim alleging abuse of process and Wisconsin Consumer Act violations. Seidling argues: (1) the circuit court erred by declining to enforce a settlement agreement between the parties; (2) the court erred by granting Stepan default judgment as a sanction for Seidling’s failure to appear at a hearing; (3) the court erroneously exercised its discretion by awarding Stepan attorney fees and costs in the amount of $97,735.51 as compensatory damages; (4) the court erroneously exercised its discretion with respect to the amount of punitive damages; and (5) the court erred by awarding Stepan actual attorney fees and costs. We reject each of these arguments and therefore affirm in part.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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