Cannon & Dunphy opens new office in Milwaukee
Cannon & Dunphy has opened a second office in Milwaukee.
No appeal in Badger Guns case
The owners of a West Milwaukee gun shop will not be appealing the nearly $6 million, first-of-its-kind verdict a jury recently awarded to two police officers.
Attorneys seek millions as O’Donnell lawsuit draws to a close
A monthlong trial in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2010 façade failure at the O’Donnell Park parking garage neared an end Tuesday afternoon with attorneys delivering closing arguments.
Attorneys center blame on contractor in O’Donnell Park trial (UPDATE)
Trial attorneys debating blame Wednesday for the June 2010 death of a teenager at the O’Donnell Park parking garage near Milwaukee’s lakefront pointed fingers at Advance Cast Stone Co., which built the structure about 20 years ago.
Tips for staying ethical online
Lawyers must abide by ethical rules in all areas of their practice — including how they market themselves online.
State high court accepts Megna case, denies review of Habush/Cannon dispute
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept three new cases, including one that involves a recent candidate for the bench, but will not review a dispute between two Milwaukee personal injury firms.
Ready for war: Lawyers need comfort, supplies, privacy when litigating out of town
Music group Van Halen was not being prima donnas when members requested all brown M&Ms be removed from bowls in their dressing rooms; they were just being cautious.
Keyword ‘piracy’ doesn’t violate ethics rules, experts say
A couple of Wisconsin personal injury lawyers had the chutzpah to use the last names of rival attorneys for keyword advertising on the Internet.
Commentary: Wisconsin appeals decision on Cannon vs. Habush sure to create nationwide stir
A couple of enterprising Wisconsin lawyers set it up so that a link to their firm’s website would appear whenever a prospective client entered their competitors’ last names in Internet search engines.
Court rules in favor of Cannon & Dunphy in search-engine keyword suit (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee-area personal injury law firm that paid to use the names of a competing firm in Internet search engines to promote its own link did not violate privacy laws, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Thursday.
Former Cannon & Dunphy attorney reprimanded for dispute with firm
Pewaukee attorney James J. Gende II received a public reprimand from the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday as the result of disputes with Gende’s former employer, Cannon & Dunphy SC.
Warning signs: Bill would provide obstacle in mass tort cases
Attorney Kevin Martin isn’t looking forward to telling a female client with shards of a medical implant imbedded in her bladder that she can’t sue the maker because her doctor didn’t have to tell her about the risks.
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