American Transmission Co.

Aug 12, 2020

Seventh Circuit: Utility companies have right to intervene in lawsuit over $500M power line

Three utility companies have the right to intervene in a lawsuit over a proposed $500 million high-voltage power line in southwestern Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday.

Apr 13, 2017

High court: Upgrades to transmission lines don’t change pre-1975 easements

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that utility companies need not obtain new utility easements from owners of property adjacent to a transmission line whenever that line is upgraded in order to continue maintaining it.

Aug 3, 2016

Waupaca couple’s case could change more than a century of easement law

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's next term will bring before the justices a case that could change more than a century of case law involving the scope of utility easements.