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Jan 28, 2019

Wrongful Termination – Retaliation Claim – Breach of Contract

Amy Swyear filed this action against her former employer, Fare Foods Corporation, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation in violation of Title VII, and breach of contract.

Jan 28, 2019

Inverse Condemnation

Aamaans Properties, Inc. and Aamann, Inc. (Aamaans) appeal an order granting summary judgment to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT).

Jan 25, 2019

Lawsuit: Miller Park’s designs have led to long-ignored ‘wheelchair ghetto’

A lawsuit accuses the Milwaukee Brewers of establishing a “wheelchair ghetto” in Miller Park where disabled fans aren’t able to have a clear view of the ball field from their seats and are prevented entirely from getting to some parts of the stadium.

Jan 25, 2019

Platt questions common notions about management-side employment lawyers

Sarah Platt’s work as a management-side employment lawyer looks quite different now than it did five years ago.

Jan 25, 2019

Conditional Use: High court to weigh in on permitting dispute

When local officials placed additional insurance requirements on Enbridge Energy Co. in 2015 as part of granting a conditional-use permit for a pipeline project in northeast Dane County, company officials were quick to file an appeal.

Jan 25, 2019

Courts not seeing flurry of lawsuits after statute-of-repose change

After the Wisconsin Senate last spring passed legislation that would give contractors further protection from certain lawsuits, the state’s plaintiffs’ attorney bar advised members in March to file lawsuits before the new law took effect that summer.

Jan 25, 2019

Combatting drug use and opioids in construction

We are all waking up to the realities of the devastating effects that opioid abuse can have on employees and businesses in the construction industry.

Jan 25, 2019

Weekly Case Digests – January 21, 2019 – January 25, 2019

Weekly Case Digests – January 21, 2019 – January 25, 2019

Jan 24, 2019

Judicial Council takes first crack at changes to Act 235

The Judicial Council recently voted to advance to the state Legislature a proposal to revise changes recently made by lawmakers to the state's rules of civil procedure.

Jan 23, 2019

Minnesota lawyer faces license suspension in Wisconsin

A Minnesota lawyer faces suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct in his home state.

Jan 23, 2019

OWI – Sentencing Guidelines

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Justin A. Braunschweig, No. 2017AP1261-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2018), affirming the Jefferson County circuit court's judgment of conviction of defendant Justin A. Braunschweig ("Braunschweig") for Operating While Intoxicated ("OWI") as a second offense.

Jan 23, 2019

Operating Agreement – Arbitration Clause

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, Midwest Neurosciences Assocs., LLC v. Great Lakes Neurosurgical Assocs., LLC, No. 2016AP601, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2017), reversing the Ozaukee County circuit court's non-final order.

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