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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2011AP565 Tierney v. Berger

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2011AP503 Transwood Inc. v. WRR Environmental Services Co. Inc.

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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 ...

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2011AP323 Lein v. Masterjohn, et al.

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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.

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Attorneys who want to charge more than 5 percent interest on unpaid fees have to provide for it in the retainer agreement.

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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 ...

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