A March 1 opinion from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals provides guidance on objecting to testimony pursuant to the marital privilege, sec. 905.05.

It’s a pity I’m not as great a writer as William Faulkner.

Federal law doesn’t preempt state tort suits alleging seatbelts were negligently designed.

Some lawyers read Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. (N.Y.1928) in Torts on the first day of law school, but don’t give it much thought for the rest of their careers. Then, there’s Judge Charles P. Dykman.

More than 350 judges, lawyers, family and friends attended the Wisconsin Law Journal’s ninth annual Leaders in the Law Event in Milwaukee Wednesday. The evening event, held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, recognized 27 attorneys and judges for their contributions to the legal profession. Four leaders – Bruce C. Davidson, Hon. Charles P. Dykman, Robert L. Habush and Joseph ...

An asset purchase limited to one division of the seller doesn't include liabilities stemming from products made before the division became an entity separate from the rests of the seller's business.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is cracking down on attorneys who improperly certify the completeness of their brief appendices, and legal professionals want to know why.

No "special circumstances" justify excusing a plaintiff suing a county from personally serving the board chairperson or county clerk.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Dec. 29 affirmed the conviction of Mark D. Jensen for murdering his wife Julie in 1998, even though it assumed that admission of a letter written by Julie before her death violated the Confrontation Clause.

An appeal of a zoning decision must name the zoning board as the defendant, not the municipality.

The right to "rebut" a report does not include the right to cross-examine its author.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Nov. 24 recognized that police could violate the Fourth Amendment by "constructive entry" of a home -- being so intrusive that a reasonable person would not feel free to deny entry.

No computer can or ever will replicate the mind of Linda O’Dell when it comes to storing information and processing case-related information.

Successful rehabilitation is not a permissible basis for reducing the length of probation. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Oct. 21 would not go so far as holding that a sentencing court never has inherent authority to reduce the length of probation. But it concluded, “courts have no inherent authority to reduce probation based on a finding of successful rehabilitation.” ...

Bat guano is not a pollutant, as that term is used in a homeowner's insurance policy's pollution exclusion.

When a court sentences a defendant after revocation of probation, it can't consider other crimes he was compelled to admit to his agent as a condition of probation.

A Mayville law firm was properly granted summary judgment on a debtor's claim that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), even if it did so, because the debtor suffered no damages.

The remedy for an illegal plea agreement is to vacate the plea and sentence and reinstate the original charges.

Unrecorded statements made by a juvenile to a police officer in the squad car are inadmissible.