Court: Architecture firm not liable for faulty installation at Dells waterpark
A Wisconsin architectural firm can’t be held liable for flawed installation work at a Wisconsin Dells water park because of a state statute limiting when claims over faulty jobs can be brought.
Bill could decrease contractor liability, legal costs
Beyond being subject to less liability for injuries on construction projects, contractors could see a decrease in their legal expenses should lawmakers adopt a proposal that went before a legislative panel on Thursday.
US Supreme Court ponders if state law nixes homeowners’ toxic tort claim
The ability of a group of North Carolina homeowners to bring a lawsuit over latent contamination in their well water will come down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s answer to a single, if technical, question: Is there a functional difference between a statute of limitations and a statute of repose?
US Supreme Court takes on tolling securities case
Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, words and labels mean everything.
Repose the question
Wisconsin's builders' statute of repose is known as a lawsuit slayer.
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- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
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- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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