How long should it take for an insurer’s check to arrive after a settlement has been reached? Does it matter on which continent the insurer is located? The Court of Appeals recently analyzed these questions.
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Family — child support – arrears — interest
2011AP565 Tierney v. Berger
Read More »Contracts — late payments — interest
2011AP503 Transwood Inc. v. WRR Environmental Services Co. Inc.
Read More »Walker signs bill cutting interest rates on civil judgments
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill that reduces interest charged on court judgments. Walker signed the bill Wednesday. The bill reduces current interest rates charged on civil judgments. Currently, people ordered to pay court judgments face 12 percent annual interest. The bill changes that to make it the prime rate, plus 1 percent, ...
Read More »Property — mortgage assignment — interest
2011AP323 Lein v. Masterjohn, et al.
Read More »City ordered to repay tax interest
The city of Milwaukee will have to refund an oil company more than $530,000 in tax interest, according to an appellate court decision that found that the company was taxed differently than similar businesses.
Read More »Interest rate must be included in retainer
Attorneys who want to charge more than 5 percent interest on unpaid fees have to provide for it in the retainer agreement.
Read More »2010AP276 Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, S.C., v. Great Lakes Dart Manufacturing, Inc.
Contracts Attorneys; interest A law firm is not entitled to 18 percent interest on its unpaid legal bills when its attorney fee retainer agreement was silent on interest. “Attorneys have a burden to clearly draft their legal fee agreements. Gorton v. Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C., 217 Wis. 2d 493, 508, 577 N.W.2d 617 (1998). Wisconsin’s Rules of Professional Conduct ...
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