Wisconsin Judge Certifies Class Action Over Bar Exam Waiver
Wisconsin’s diploma privilege rule that allows law students who graduate from Wisconsin law school to become a lawyer without taking a bar exam has brought about a class action lawsuit by those left...
View ArticleWisconsin Court Reinstates Lawsuit in Death of Cameraman
The Wisconsin District 4 Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by the family of an ABC Sports cameraman who died five years ago while installing a camera before a college football game. A Dane...
View Article11.4 Million Award in Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Wisconsin
A Crawford County, Wisconsin jury awared a brain damaged child and his family $11.4 million last week after a three-week medcial malpractice trial. The article I have read did not break down the...
View ArticleLoser Pays System
A report released last week by the Manhattan Institute — “Greater Justice, Lower Cost: How a ‘Loser Pays’ Rule Would Improve the American Legal System” — says making personal injury lawsuit losers pay...
View ArticleWisconsin Cheerleader Lawsuit Dismissed
Wisconsin’s Supreme rejected yestereday an accident lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of a high school cheerleader who suffered a serious head injury while cheering. The court’s ruling found that the...
View ArticleLead Paint Decision in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that a child lead based paint cannot sue the manufacturers for defectively designing a key ingredient. The majority found that: Lead is a characteristic ingredient...
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