The durability of Wisconsin’s economic loss doctrine was no match for a flood of destructive water running out the door of Larry Krueger’s Sheboygan County home.
2012AP392 State Farm Fire & Casualty co. v. Hague Quality Water, International
The recent decision by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in Kalahari Development, LLC v. Iconica Inc., 340 Wis. 2d (Ct. App. 2012), underscores the two biggest legal obstacles to claims for latent construction defects: the Economic Loss Doctrine and statutes of limitation.
2011AP79 Grain Exchange Condominium Association Inc., et al. v. Burke, et al.
Wisconsin law governing fraudulent misrepresentations can fairly be described as charitable. It’s too bad the law doesn’t apply to so-called charities, which are some of the worst fraudsters operating in this state.
Torts
Economic loss doctrine; statutory misrepresentation
Property Misrepresentation; property condition report; economic loss doctrine Daniel and Suzanne Thelen entered into an agreement with the Thomas and Delores Cremer Revocable Trust for the purchase of commercial property. As part of that agreement, the Thelens received a condition report signed by Delores Cremer stating that, to the extent past remodeling had occurred, the [...]
Torts Economic loss doctrine This case returns to us after remand. In Foremost Farms USA Cooperative v. Performance Process, Inc., 2006 WI App 246, 297 Wis. 2d 724, 726 N.W.2d 289 (Foremost I), we reversed the circuit court’s judgment granting summary judgment in favor of Performance Corp. and directed the circuit court to reinstate Foremost’s [...]
