Caleb R. Gerbitz
There’s only one date on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s January oral argument calendar, but it packs a pair of interesting civil cases. Before previewing those cases, this update begins with a look at the court’s first significant products liability decision in over a decade.
Cases Decided
Murphy v. Columbus McKinnon Corp.,…

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols s.c. shareholders Thomas J. Nichols, Randal J. Brotherhood and Adam J. Tutaj discuss Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law (Act 258), which is set to become effective on January 1, 2023.  In this second part, they conclude their discussion of Wisconsin’s adoption of the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act and…

James M. Sosnoski
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, as well as the circuit courts, are bound by previous published appellate decisions, which means that they must follow published decisions unless and until those decisions are overruled by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.  This requirement to follow previous decisions, or “precedent,” is commonly referred to as…

Caleb R. Gerbitz
With the state’s high court issuing its first decisions of the year, what had been a monthly “preview” column now becomes an “update.” We’ll take a look at the couple cases the court decided over the past several weeks, then turn our attention to the two civil cases set for argument on…

Scott T. Reigle
Every producer of consumer products has some version of this story: You spend untold time, money, and effort perfecting your product and the end user’s experience for the simple reason that satisfied customers are repeat customers, and repeat customers recommend products to family and friends.  You strive to control every aspect you…