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Nov 18, 2014

Wis. man gets jail for crane bungee jump (VIDEO)

A 26-year-old Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for bungee-jumping off a 138-foot crane in Sheboygan on the Fourth of July.

Nov 17, 2014

Close gaps in your IP protection

Protecting a company’s intellectual property can create benefits. An incomplete IP strategy, however, may leave a company with gaps that undermine the efforts (and expenses) that it took to protect its IP in the first place.

Nov 13, 2014

BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Amicus briefs should be clear, on target

An amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” lives in a kind of appellate limbo.

Nov 13, 2014

Judge to day care flasher: ‘Find a new hobby’

William Grube, a former Rochester man, stood shaking in front of a judge Wednesday, apologizing for flashing from his bedroom window as parents and children arrived and left a nearby day care: http://bit.ly/1sIUEVR

Nov 12, 2014

View from around the state: Schimel giving the right priority to fighting heroin

Incoming Attorney General Brad Schimel said he would seek to aggressively expand enforcement, treatment and prevention efforts on heroin — actions that he said probably would require additional funding from taxpayers.

Nov 11, 2014

The secrets to a strong attorney-client relationship

Think about the lawyer-client relationship from the client’s point of view.

Nov 10, 2014

BEV BUTULA: Open access pubs worth the time

Open access publications, those publications that do not assess a cost to the reader, have been a research option for several years.

Nov 7, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Calculating interest in settlements

How long should it take for an insurer’s check to arrive after a settlement has been reached? Does it matter on which continent the insurer is located? The Court of Appeals recently analyzed these questions.

Nov 6, 2014

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Criminal law takes a toll

A prominent New Jersey criminal defense attorney, William Buckman, committed suicide in a hotel room Oct. 14.

Nov 5, 2014

LEGAL CENTS: The ins and outs of family leave

I am almost always late. So 13 years ago, when my obstetrician told me the due date for my first baby, I assumed she would take after her mother and show up late. Instead, she came a week early.

Nov 4, 2014

Spare the selfie at the ballot box

Everyone from Shepard Fairey to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is encouraging voters to take a selfie at the ballot box today. But in most states, following their advice could send you to jail: http://ti.me/1AbCDrV

Nov 4, 2014

Which candidate will be on the ‘frontline?’

In any political race, there are always keywords that candidates go back to again and again.

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