Advance eSheet February 13-17, 2012
Here are links to last week's cases in html and pdf.
Bowen v. American Family Ins. Co. [Recommended for Publication] (February 14, 2012) 2011AP185 disclaimer by surviving spouse of wrongful death claim and its passage to deceased's lineal heirs, loss of society and companionship claim of adult children when spouse also survives decedent
Koscielak v. Stockbridge-Munsee Community Recommended for Publication] (February 14, 2012) 2011AP364 insurer's liablility for negligence claim against insured entity with tribal immunity
Devine v. Germantown Mutual Ins. Co. (February 14, 2012) 2011AP213 form of payment of property damage claim
Freeman v. Airgas-North Central, Inc., per curiam (February 14, 2012) 2011AP697 contructive notice for safe-place liability of wet and slippery floor
Also of interest.
Surviving spouse precludes wrongful death claim by adult children, appeals court concludes, by Joe Forward, State Bar of Wisconsin, Feb. 17, 2012
The Ancient-Document Rule: Ancient Is Not as Old as You Think, by Thomas B. Aquino, Wisconsin Lawyer, February 2012
Table of Pending Cases, Wisconsin Supreme Court, February 16, 2012
Are appellate reconsideration motions worth it? by Diane Slomowitz, Wisconsin Law Journal, February 14th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
Judicial Candidates Square Off in Spring Primary, Hamilton Consulting Group blog, 02/13/2012 - 12:14pm
Peterson, Johnson & Murray S.C. Caselaw Update, Fall 2011, including: Progressive Northern Ins. Co. v. Jacobson, 2011 WI App 140 (2010AP2660) Estate of Radley v. Ives, 2011 WI App 144 (2009AP653) Bethke v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. (2010AP3153) Barricade Flasher Service, Inc. v. Wind Lake Auto Parts, Inc., 2011 WI App 162 (2011AP64) Kidd v. Allaway, 2011 WI App 161 (2011AP50) Peterson v. American Family Mutual Ins. Co. (2010 AP 2435) Wiley v. M.M.N. Laufer Family Limited Partnership, 2011 WI App 158 (2010AP2789) Winter v. Seneca Sigel Mutual Ins. Co. (2011 AP 42)
Consumer Class Actions for Products Lawyers: Recent Developments on Certification and Related Issues, by David T. Biderman and HIllary O'Connor Mueri, 62 Fed'n Def. & Corp. Couns. Q. 133 (2011)
A Settlement "Agreement" Equals No Subsequent Legal Malpractice Claim, Right? Not So Fast! by Jordan S. Tafflin, Lucas and Cavalier LLC, Philadelphia, PA, The Voice, February 15, 2012
Production of All Reports Prepared on Insurer's Behalf Unduly Burdensome (FL), by Sidney S. Needelman, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, February 15, 2012
