Commentary

Apr 28, 2015

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Electronic data protection: The how-to’s

You know you need to do it, but how? Law firms are rife with data and files, and they must be protected. That’s a given. The specifics, however, often elude lawyers.

Apr 27, 2015

Flushable wipes prompt lawsuit

“Flushable” wet wipes are gumming up sewer and wastewater systems, necessitating costly maintenance and repairs, the city of Wyoming, Minn., is alleging in a lawsuit filed against a half dozen companies in federal district court: http://bit.ly/1Jv5omZ

Apr 23, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Dog days of summer arrive early for US high court

For the second time in as many years, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided a dog-sniffing case.

Apr 21, 2015

For new associates, work/life balance may be toughest trial of all

“No one ever said on their deathbed, ‘I wish I spent more time at the office.’”

Apr 20, 2015

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Wisconsin’s disastrous probation revocation system

By state law, probation must be the first consideration at sentencing. Because of this, and because many everyday crimes do not warrant incarceration, thousands of defendants are placed on probation every year in Wisconsin.

Apr 18, 2015

Judge won’t discuss Slender Man case with BBC producer

A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge won't be discussing the case of two girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please a fictional character with a BBC producer and UK's Channel 4 anytime soon.

Apr 17, 2015

Chief Justice Roberts shows up for jury duty, not picked

Even Supreme Court justices have to report for jury duty. Chief Justice John Roberts showed up at a Rockville, Md., court Wednesday, but he was not picked to serve: http://usat.ly/1IlRUWX

Apr 16, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Court opens door for more ‘other-acts evidence’

In keeping with last year’s legislative changes to the state’s other-acts evidence statute, the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court took a recent case involving the sexual assault of a child as an occasion to liberalize its application of this sort of evidence.

Apr 14, 2015

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Prioritizing wants versus needs

It may seem obvious, but some lawyers need reminding: revenue has to exceed expenses in order to have cash flow.

Apr 9, 2015

Man kills his lawyer, judge, co-defendant in Italian court

A man on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy opened fire in Milan's courthouse Thursday in a "cold, premeditated" spree, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge before being captured nearly 25 kilometers away as he fled on a motorbike, officials said.

Apr 7, 2015

Protecting brands in the Internet age

Remember the Marlboro Man, that stalwart image forever linked to the American West? A symbol of ruggedness, he was used by the Philip Morris tobacco company to sell millions and millions of cigarettes from 1954 to 1999.

Apr 6, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Good-faith exception to exclusionary rule

In a hotly contested case about suppressing a dog’s sniff search of a residence, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously decided that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied.

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