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Jun 15, 2011

BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on Daubert; Cicchini on verdict forms

It has been a little over four months since Daubert became the "law of the land" in Wisconsin with respect to the introduction of expert testimony.

Jun 9, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Pettit on sabotage; Bauer on good looks

I received a troubling call from a landlord last week. This landlord had some questions regarding management of her rental properties and told me that she had previosuly called the Landlord-Tenant Resource Center for assistance. I informed the caller that there is no such animal as the Landlord-Tenant Resource Center and that she had actually spoken with the Tenant Resource Center, a very pro-te[...]

Jun 3, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Sullivan on protected buyers; Shucha on redaction failures

It is common in exclusive real estate listing contracts for agents to include provisions regarding "Protected Buyers."

May 31, 2011

BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on the collateral source rule; Cicchini on the media

Three of the most difficult Rules/Principles/Doctrines in the Civil Practice of Law that have a direct impact on the award of damages are The Collateral Source Rule, The Principles of Subrogation and The Made Whole Doctrine.

May 27, 2011

BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on minor guardianships; Federal Evidence Review on proof

A Guardianship of the Person for a Minor creates a legal relationship between "the ward" -- the child for whom a guardian has been appointed by the court and "the guardian" -- the individual appointed by the court to provide for the essential requirements for health and safety and personal needs of a minor.

May 23, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Schucha on accessing appellate briefs; O’Hear on LWOP for juveniles

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday approved the sentence of life without possibility of parole for 14-year-olds who are convicted of first-degree intentional homicide.

May 19, 2011

BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on incarceration rates; Hannibal on arbitration

Given the many demographic and cultural similarities between these Midwestern neighbors, I’ve long been intrigued by how dramatically different the incarceration rates are in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

May 18, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Bauer on inadmissible evidence; Pettit on earnest money deposits

Emily Dickinson believed that the soul is able to “Close the valves of her attention like stone.” Is this ability limited to the ethereal world, or do judges also have this ability?

May 12, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Papke on merit scholarships; Cicchini on sexual assault cases

When the Critical Legal Studies movement was still vibrant during the 1980s, Harvard Law Professor Duncan Kennedy frequently argued that, beyond exploring the cases and rules, legal education offered training in hierarchy.

May 6, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Pettit on security deposits; Federal Evidence Review on judicial independence

This issue keeps raising its head over and over and over ... so I feel compelled to address it. The question: Must a landlord have completed the repair of tenant-caused damages to a rental unit before being legally able to deduct the repair costs from the tenant’s security deposit?

May 5, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on ‘safe havens’; DiMotto on ICWA

KenoWi.com recently reported that Kenosha County has created a new victim-witness room in the courthouse.

May 2, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Pettit on code violations; Bauer on jury instructions

The Residential Landlord Tenant relationship is controlled by two main areas of law: (1) Chapter 704 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and (2) the Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter ATCP 134 entitled “Residential Rental Practices.”

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