Taft Parsons

Apr 14, 2017

High court: Jury won’t hear engineer’s lawsuit over failed construction project

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that a Milwaukee structural engineer won't be able to have a jury hear his and his wife's lawsuit against a bank because he had legally signed that right away.

Nov 30, 2016

High court to take first crack at provisions requiring bench trials

Should a jury waiver be deemed unenforceable unless the person who signed it can be shown to have acted in a knowing and voluntary manner? What if the signer, because of his experience and occupation, could be expected to have a certain amount of expertise regarding contracts?