Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin is in the Central portion of the US, falling in the Seventh US Court of Appeals Court system. The state is bordered by two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, and the states of Michigan and Illinois. The state is the 20th most populous, and 23rd largest US state by area. Madison is the state capital while Milwaukee is the largest city in the state, which is divided into a total of 72 counties. It was the 30th state admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848.

During early parts of the 19th and 20th centuries, the state was emigrated into by Scandinavian and Germans from Europe. To this date, the state is still a major hub for Scandinavian-American and German-American residents like its neighbor, Minnesota. Prior to European settlement in the state, it was inhabited by Native American tribes, and Paleolithic groups.

The state is known as “America’s Dairlyand” and is a major producer of cheese, milk, eggs, and other dairy products. Manufacturing of paper products, the IT industry/sector, and tourism, are all major contributors to the state’s economy. The state’s tourism industry is greatly driven by National Parks including the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, North Country National Scenic Trail, and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, among others.

Information on specifics related to Wisconsin’s state government is available in the Wisconsin Blue Book, which state residents can request through their state representatives. The state has a three-pronged government, with an executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The Executive Branch is headed by the governor, along with five other elected state-wide positions. The Legislative branch is bicameral, broken into the Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

The Judicial Branch is comprised of a court system broken into four levels: municipal courts, circuit courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. Local ordinance matters are handled by the Municipal courts. The Trial courts are the circuit courts, with original jurisdiction for both civil and criminal cases. Challenges to these courts are hard by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which is 16 judges broken into 3 judge panels.

The highest court in the state is the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which hears appeals as well as original actions, and is in charge of regulating the practice of law across Wisconsin.

Two major law schools in the state are the University of Wisconsin School of Law in Madison, Wisconsin and Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The National Law Review covers cases, news stories, legislation, and agency news from the state of Wisconsin. Legislation like “ban the box” affecting labor and employment laws, wage and hourly law legislation, Medicare/Medicaid, telemedicine, real estate property rights, and other cases and stories are published regularly by NLR, providing visitors up to date information about the state.

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Jul 18 2012	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Issues Advisory on Crowdfunding	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec 1 2017	Wisconsin Creates a New Type of For-Profit Business Entity: "Benefit Corporations"	Davis\|Kuelthau, s.c.
Apr 20 2020	Wisconsin COVID-19 Law Includes Limited Civil Liability Immunities for Suppliers of Essential Equipment and Medical Professionals	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar 23 2022	Wisconsin Court’s Decision in Alleged Gerrymandering Case Is Reversed: SCOTUS Today	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep 24 2015	Wisconsin Courts Can Consider Documents Referred to in a Complaint, Even if They Are Not Attached to the Complaint	Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov 28 2013	Wisconsin Court: Immediate Termination of Physician for Cause Not Permitted Under Contract	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Aug 19 2016	Wisconsin Court Strikes Clause Restricting Solicitation of Employees	Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec 12 2010	Wisconsin Court of Appeals: No Insurance Coverage for Negligent Misrepresentation	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep 28 2017	Wisconsin Court of Appeals: Homeowner’s Insurer Properly Issued Loss Payments To Insured	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Nov 6 2017	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Upholds Right-to-Work Law	Davis\|Kuelthau, s.c.
Jan 4 2013	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Upholds Asbestos Exclusion	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
May 18 2017	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Says Employer Cannot Discipline Employee for Misconduct Caused by Employee’s Disability: Naughty by Nature	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb 26 2021	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Rules That Department Cannot Deny John Deere DRD Because of the Department’s Prior Guidance on Foreign Distributions	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 16 2022	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Requires Disclosure of E-Mail Listserv Maintained by Public School District Used for Community Outreach	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jul 23 2018	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Reinstates Tort Claims Against Operator of Firearms-Classifieds Website	Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb 20 2019	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Leaves Freeway Designation Up to Wisconsin Department of Transportation	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jul 26 2018	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Issues Important Decision under “Borrowing” Statute	Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec 3 2010	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds There is No Insurance Coverage for Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Because the Alleged Negligent Misrepresentations Are Not an “Occurrence” but Rather Are Volitional Acts	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jan 17 2013	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds the Omnibus Statute, Wis. Stat. § 632.32, Requires an Auto Insurer to Provide Coverage to a Permissive User Tortfeasor in a Suit Filed by the Named Insured	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
May 4 2017	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds That When An Insurer Provides a Defense to Its Insured, Extrinsic Evidence Must be Considered by the Court on the Question of Coverage	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar 11 2015	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds that Total Pollution Exclusion Applies Where Insured Did Not Disperse the Pollutant	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
May 1 2014	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds that Plaintiff's Counsel not Liable for Hospital Lien	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct 19 2010	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds That Insurer’s Failure to Disclose Existence of CGL Policy Did Not Warrant Sanction and Person’s Conduct In Crossing A Highway to Assess Height of Underpass Arose Out of the Use of A Semi	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct 31 2010	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds that Insurance Policy’s Water Exclusion and Insured’s Failure to Satisfy the “Independent Concurrent Cause” Rule Precludes Coverage When Insured’s House Collapsed After Rain-Saturated Soil Moved From Underneath the House	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Nov 4 2014	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds That Alleged Incorporation Of Wrong Ingredient Constitutes Property Damage Caused By An Occurrence	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb 15 2011	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds Intentional Acts Exclusion Excludes Coverage Where Mentally Ill Person Shoots and Kills his Neighbor - Wright v. Allstate Cas. Co., 2011 WL 29238 (Wis. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2011)	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jan 17 2018	Wisconsin Court of Appeals grapples with the problem posed by multiple claimants and inadequate limits	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr 5 2011	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds No Duty to Defend in Breach of Construction Contract Case	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec 8 2010	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds For Insurer Holding That Insured’s Alleged Negligence Was Not An Independent Concurrent Cause of An Accident	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 23 2020	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Extends Economic Loss Doctrine To Bar Negligence Claims Between Subcontractors On Interrelated Contracts	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Nov 14 2016	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Enforces Parties’ Stipulation to Remedies and Waiver of Judicial Review in Administrative Proceeding	Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep 13 2019	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Enforces Knowledge Requirement for Preference Claims	Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr 10 2019	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Determines That No Taking Occurred When Relocated Highway Causes Business Closure	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 17 2013	Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Decides "Health Insurance Plan Design" Includes Out-Of-Pocket Costs To Employees and Therefore is a Prohibited Subject Of Bargaining	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar 8 2017	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Considers Insurance Coverage For Allegations of Failure to Render Aid	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

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