Advance eSheet January 23-27, 2012

Here are links to last week's cases in html and pdf.

Xcel Energy Services, Inc. v. LIRC [Recommended for Publication] (January 24, 2012) 2011AP203 whether employer must join workers compensation insurer in appeal to circuit court, Wis. Stat. sec. 102.23(1)(a)

Singh v. Hestad, per curiam (January 24, 2012) 2011AP295
reliance as element of breach of express warranty and misrepresentation claims, application of economic loss doctrine to negligent construction claim

Also of interest.

State appeals court reverses $1.5 million award in asbestos case
, by Joe Forward,  State Bar of Wisconsin, January 24, 2012

Appeal court upholds $1.2 million verdict under Federal Employers’ Liability Act
, by Joe Forward, State Bar of Wisconsin, January 23, 2012

Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Law, by Anthony J. Macauley, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Winter 2011

Second Reservation of Rights Letter Was Not Needed [IL]
, by Carol Proctor, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, January 25, 2012

Alternative Fee Arrangements - Here to Stay. Posted on January 25, 2012 02:58 by Jay Barry Harris, DRI blog

Chef Ramsey’s Recipe for Better Lawyering
, posted by Francisco Ramos, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, January 24, 2012