Dozens of individuals around the country are entering arbitration with the Verona-based medical-software company Epic Systems over unpaid overtime claims.

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Two new attorneys have recently joined Godfrey & Kahn.

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Long before Susan Tyndall began law school, she was destined to do appellate work.

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“I would characterize Craig as a quiet leader,” said Sandy Drexler, vice president of resource development at United Way Fox Cities. “He gets stuff done, but doesn’t necessarily like the recognition for it. He just steps up.”

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Should the medical-technology firm Epic Systems and other companies be able to require that employees sign on to agreements forcing them to take labor disputes to independent arbitrators rather than court?

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As the former president of the Outagamie County Bar Association and the current vice president of the Brown County Bar Association, I was asked to share some of the experiences these leadership positions have brought me.

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Breanne Snapp is a tireless advocate for her clients, whether they are fighting for unpaid overtime wages or seeking damages after a ruptured gas pipeline polluted their groundwater.

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One of the most momentous years in my life was 2009. That year saw me getting a law license, my first home and a dog, as well as getting married.

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I spent five years as a prosecutor in the Racine County District Attorney’s office and made the leap to civil law in January of 2014 with Habush Habush & Rottier. Since then, I’ve heard the above comment expressed with some frequency by lawyers who only practice criminal law and question how well their experience would transfer to a civil practice.

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While each one of Christine Esser’s cases is different, they share a common theme: Clients are struggling to put their lives back together after an accident.

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After much anticipation, the Department of Labor finalized its new overtime-compensation rule on May 18.

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In a victory for workers' rights, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Epic Systems Corp. cannot ban class actions by forcing its employees to individually arbitrate their claims for unpaid wages.

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Don Murn thought he had his first case in the bag.

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Joseph Troy sees his 20 years as a circuit court judge as an advantage to his clients at Habush Habush & Rottier.

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When it comes to being an attorney, Benjamin Wagner believes compassion is one of the most important characteristics a person can have.

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Recent years have seen a great proliferation of mandatory arbitration clauses, the so-called arbitration agreements that preclude potential plaintiffs from bringing class-action claims.

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With a single click, Jason Lewis, a former technical writer at Epic Corp., gave away his right to band together with other employees to take his erstwhile employer to court.

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Terry Tadysak didn’t know what awaited him when he stepped into Bob Habush’s office.

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Two law firms have filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin against Volkswagen over the recent discovery that the company had tampered with emissions testing equipment on its diesel vehicles.

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In the eight years since the state enacted a cap on the amount of damages a plaintiff can collect in a medical malpractice case, a Milwaukee judge's decision to award an amputee $15.75 million more than the damages cap is the exception to the rule, the woman's attorney said Monday.

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Kerkman & Dunn, also known as Kerkman Dunn Sweet DeMarb, Madison, announced it will be splitting its two offices in Milwaukee and Madison into standalone law firms effective Oct. 20.

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During oral arguments Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court pressed to find the line where liability begins and ends if someone is hurt by a dog bite.

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It only took three weeks for the personal injury law mass mailers to find Tricia Nell after she was in a car accident with an uninsured motorist.

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Federal wage and hour lawsuits have been on the upswing in Wisconsin and nationally for several years, aided in part by increased public awareness, union changes and the ease of which cases are proven.

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Wausau attorney Brenda Sunby remembers being so terrified of being called on in one particular law school class that she used to dig her fingernails into her hands until they bled.

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Shortly after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge Friday, Daniel Rottier said his recent battle with cancer had led to drinking and possibly his attack on his wife with a cane earlier this month.

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The president of Habush Habush & Rottier SC is expected to enter a plea Friday for allegedly hitting his wife with a cane while he was drunk.

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The six largest settlements reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.

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Oral arguments are just around the corner in the eagerly awaited case of Ronald E. Belding Jr. v. Deeanna L. Demoulin, 2012 AP 829, which will determine whether drivers can stack together auto insurance policies to increase coverage if they were injured from 2009 to 2011 by an uninsured or underinsured motorist.

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Rachelle Hart was named senior vice president, general counsel for Aurora Health Care.

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