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An unfortunate side effect of the improved economy and rise in work has been a noted increase in fatality and injury rates in the construction industry, according to David Michaels with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Tagged with: OSHA Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

We’re still several months away from any major state Supreme Court election activity, but recent campaign finance reports reveal who continues to plug away during the offseason.

Tagged with: Ann Walsh Bradley blog Court Gestures David Prosser Eric Heisig JoAnne Kloppenburg Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently dashed the hopes of lead paint manufacturers that wanted the federal courts to dismiss pending cases as unconstitutional.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Bench Blog Jean DiMotto lead paint Rudolph Randa

Attorneys defending insurers and motor carriers for losses resulting from commercial trucking accidents should be aware of evidence spoliation issues specific to that field.

Tagged with: Tort Report

Medicaid federal policy guidance documents are available on the Medicaid.gov website.

Tagged with: Bev Butula Medicaid

Having a single piece of hardware or software that can protect a firm’s entire information stream is somewhat like going completely paperless — the vision is there, but the innovation isn’t a reality just yet.

Tagged with: security

You will always lose when you sue your client.

Tagged with: Ed Poll Lawbiz Coaches Corner

Even when a brief technically conforms to the Court of Appeals’ briefing rules, unwary counsel still can be sandbagged by the decisional briefing rules.

Tagged with: Briefs for the Brief Writer Court of Appeals Diane Slomowitz Fox O’Neill & Shannon

A recent column I wrote on the stalled John Doe probe into allegedly illegal campaign activities drew an impassioned email from a reader in Appleton.

Tagged with: Bill Lueders John Doe investigation Scott Walker

Trials in Florida were never boring, but there weren’t that many surprises, either.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures Discovery Eric Heisig Wisconsin Judicial Council

Dictionaries can be an important tool during research. Topic- or agency-specific dictionaries provide additional insight that the researcher may not find within a standard edition.

Tagged with: Bev Butula

I often am amazed at how bad we, as lawyers, are at heeding our own advice.

Tagged with: Nate Cade OLR On Ethics

Every moderately successful solo practitioner has had those weeks.

Tagged with: solo practitioner

A new Twitter account, @SCOTUS_servo, alerts followers when the U.S. Supreme Court edits its decisions.

Tagged with: Antonin Scalia Samuel Alito Twitter U.S. Supreme Court

Brad Schimel, the lone Republican candidate for state attorney general, ignited a firestorm early this year with his response to a letter alleging pay-to-play politics.

Just settling into the witness preparation session, your client nervously asks: “What if they ask about preparation?” It’s a frequent question — and concern — from witnesses.

Drugged driving is trending in Wisconsin, an unfortunate result of the increased levels of cocaine and heroin circulating in state.

Tagged with: Bench Blog Court of Appeals Jean DiMotto Karen Seifert Lisa Neubauer

Summer. It’s the perfect time to take a break from reading opinions, statutes and codes, horn books and the ever-popular correspondence from opposing counsel expressing consternation at your client’s actions/position.

Tagged with: Jane Pribek Legal Cents Pat Fiedler Pat Roggensack Sarah Zylstra

At least two state Supreme Court justices continue to show concern about the application of a newly-passed rule designed to give judges a roadmap on how to deal with pro se litigants in court.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures Eric Heisig Pat Roggensack Pro se Shirley Abrahamson Wisconsin Supreme Court

In the past decade, there have been a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment,” as it applies to juvenile defendants.

Tagged with: Anthony Cotton Eighth Amendment Kuchler & Cotton Miller v. Alabama On the Defensive stabbing

Don’t be fooled by the hype around the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent greenhouse gas decision.

Tagged with: Clean Air Act EPA Foley & Lardner U.S. Supreme Court

I admit it. When I’m drafting a Wisconsin Court of Appeals brief, all I think about is substance.

Tagged with: Briefs for the Brief Writer Diane Slomowitz Fox O’Neill & Shannon

Be careful of the language you use when drafting indemnity provisions in contracts.

Tagged with: Michael Best & Friedrich workers' comp

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau continues to go “above and beyond” to assist legal researchers.

Tagged with: Bev Butula Legislative Reference Bureau

A U.S. Supreme Court decision slated to be released Monday could have implications for the Wisconsin State Bar, but it all depends on the breadth of the justice’s ruling.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures Eric Heisig George Brown State Bar Steve Levine

As if they were not divided enough, the U.S. Supreme Court justices are split six ways over the pronunciation of the word "certiorari," according to an article in The National Law Journal.

Tagged with: certiorari

Few firms have the luxury of an unlimited marketing budget — especially small firms, and especially now.

Tagged with: LinkedIn marketing

Most weeks, including this one, you can find a roundup of attorneys who have been sanctioned by the state Supreme Court for violating ethical rules.

Tagged with: OLR

The longest preliminary hearing occurred in Outagamie County in September 1987. It took six weeks.

Tagged with: blog Court Gestures criminal code Eric Heisig

The Consumer Federation of America is a research, advocacy, education and service association made up of more than 300 non-profit consumer organizations. Their website offers a few items that may be of interest to legal researchers.

Tagged with: Bev Butula