Archived Editions

Winter 2018

President’s Message: WDC Offers Concrete Benefits and Opportunities for All Lawyers
Authors: Ariella Schreiber, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Letter from the Editor
Authors: Vincent J. Scipior, Editor, Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal
What is Property Damage under a CGL Policy? A New Definition Emerges in Wisconsin Pharmacal v. Nebraska Cultures
Authors: Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU, Secura Insurance
Trial Practice Series – Making the Work Product Doctrine Work for You
Authors: Monte Weiss, Weiss Law Office, S.C. and William R. Wick, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken, LLP
Who Invited You? The Limited Duties Owed by a Property Owner to a Trespasser
Authors: Myranda Cotant, Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C.
Mediation Statements: Give Them the Attention They Deserve and Then Give Them to the Right Person
Authors: James J. Mathie, Mathie Mediation Services
News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts

Summer 2018

President’s Message: Thank You and Farewell
Authors: Fred Strampe, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Play Ball! Wisconsin’s Contact Sports Immunity Statute
Authors: James T. Murray, Jr., and Kevin Fetherston, von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
The Breaching Defender? - Navigating Wisconsin’s Breach of Duty to Defend Jurisprudence When an Insurer Provides a Defense
Authors: Dieter J. Juedes, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols, SC
The Unwritten Exclusion: The Fortuity Principle
Authors: H. Ben Levy, Levy & Levy, SC
Effective Claim Investigation: Winning the Litigation Battle Before It’s Fought
Authors: Jennifer Muellenbach, Claims Specialist, NSI, a division of West Bend Mutual Insurance and Michael D. Aiken, McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Applying the Independent Concurrent Cause Rule
Authors: Joshua Greatsinger and Justin Wallace, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken LLP

Spring 2018

President’s Message: The Disappearing Defense Lawyer: Still Here After 20 Years
Authors: Fred Strampe, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Seventh Circuit Deals Significant Blow to Copyright Trolling in Residential House Plans
Authors: John Healy, Corneille Law Group, LLC
Trial Practice Series: To Expert or Not To Expert: That is the Question
Authors: Michael P. Crooks, von Briesen & Roper, s.c. and William R. Wick, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken, LLP
A Second Opinion Can Be Helpful, Or Not.
Authors: James J. Mathie, Mathie Mediation Services
Defense Cost Issues Under D & O Policies
Authors: Thomas R. Schrimpf, Mollie T. Kugler, and Andrew P. Trevino, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Is Your Reducing Clause Valid? An Individual Case Study.
Authors: William Salmonowicz, Winner, Wixson & Pernitz, LLC
News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts