Proposed rule change would reduce verdicts, settlements in personal-injury cases
In defending a client in a personal-injury lawsuit, Paul Curtis now finds himself contending with a not unusual but still seemingly contradictory set of facts: The plaintiff in the case has more than $60,000 in medical bills but, because of write-offs obtained by a medical insurer, no actual out-of-pocket expenses.
Premo wears many hats
Although Adam Premo officially serves as a paralegal and facilities manager at the full-service law firm, Axley Brynelson, in Madison, he has a sweeping catalogue of duties within his role.
Taking the cap off: Med-mal damages cap facing challenges
A possible misdiagnose that led to a patient's losing her limbs may prove to be the case that blows the cap off medical-malpractice lawsuits in Wisconsin.
Gibeault has knack for firsts at Axley Brynelson
When Patricia Gibeault was starting out as a bankruptcy attorney, she was sometimes mistaken for someone’s secretary. Times have definitely changed.
Court decision sets foreclosure sale precedent
A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday could speed up the sale of abandoned foreclosed properties across the state.
Gibeault breaks ground in family, at Axley
While sitting in class at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Patricia Gibeault saw an opportunity.
Mitby builds on construction past to give companies legal aid
Long before John Mitby established himself as a construction attorney, he built air strips and roads in Southeast Asia.
Who’s Doing What: Axley Brynelson gives back; Schroeder Group sets up new structure
Frank Gumina has been named Milwaukee-based Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.'s executive vice president of Legal Services.
Who’s Doing What: Gibeault first female managing partner at Axley Brynelson
Patricia Gibeault of Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison, is the firm’s first female managing partner.
Once more, with teeth
A scene that regularly plays out in my kitchen recently took center stage in a Dane County courtroom.
Jail a rarity for civil contempt
Attorney David Pliner knew his request for jail time was “extreme,” but he felt he had to try.
Litigious duo avoids jail time
Despite pleas from their opposing attorneys, a judge did not send a pair of litigious Madison pro se plaintiffs to jail for violating his court order in an already closed lawsuit.
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- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
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- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
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