President’s Message: Major, Destructive Changes to Workers’ Compensation Proposed in Governor Walker’s 2017-19 Biennial Budget

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Advance eSheet July 3-7, 2017

(Wisconsin Supreme Court) Milewski v. Town of Dover, 2015AP1523, Jul 07, 2017, 2017 WI 79 (see Cameron Sholty and Todd Richmond posts following) Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Preventing Homeowners Who…
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Advance eSheet June 26-30, 2017

(Wisconsin Supreme Court) Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 2015AP1493, Jun 30, 2017, 2017 WI 71. Appointment of a registered agent pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 180.1507…
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Advance eSheet June 12-16, 2017

(Wisconsin Court of Appeals, recommended for publication) Hart v. Artisan and Truckers Casualty Co., 2016AP1196, Jun 13, 2017. “WISCONSIN STAT. § 904.12(1) does not bar the admission into evidence of an injured…
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Advance eSheet June 5-9, 2017

(Wisconsin Court of Appeals, recommended for publication) Bayland Buildings Inc. v. Spirit Master Funding VIII LLC, 2016AP1807, Jun 07, 2017. Owner’s reference to itself as an “investor” in connection with a…
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Advance eSheet May 29-June 2, 2017

(U.S. Supreme Court) BNSF R. Co. v. Tyrrell, No. 16-405, 5/30/17 (see Amy Howe post following) Opinion analysis: Court restricts lawsuits against out-of-state railroads, by Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog, May 30, 2017 at 1:14 pm…
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Advance eSheet May 22-26, 2017

(U.S. Supreme Court) Water Splash Inc. v. Menon, No. 16-254, 5/22/17 {Synopsis] “The Hague Service Convention does not prohibit service of process by mail.” (see Thomas L. Shriner Jr. post following) Water Splash…
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Advance eSheet May 15-19, 2017

(U.S. Supreme Court) Kindred Nursing Centers L.P. v. Clark, No. 16-32, 5/15/17. [from Syllabus] “The Kentucky Supreme Court’s clear-statement rule violates the Federal Arbitration Act by singling out arbitration…
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