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Overruled appeals cases possess no precedential value; uninsured motorist must be negligent to trigger coverage

July 30, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in Blum v. 1st Auto & Casualty Insurance Co., 2010 WI 78 (July 14, 2010) that appeals court decisions that are subsequently overruled lose all precedential value, unless expressly stated otherwise.
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Senate Judiciary Committee recommends Vaudreuil as U.S. Attorney for Western District of Wisconsin

July 30, 2010 – The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended approval of John W. Vaudreuil’s nomination as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. Vaudreuil currently serves in the Western District as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
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Supreme Court issues final UPL rule

July 29, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued its final version of a rule regarding the unauthorized practice of law.
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Principal employer not liable to independent contractor in asbestos case

July 29, 2010 – No exceptions applied to place liability on a principal employer for the asbestos-related death of an independent contractor, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held.
State Bar offers assistance to members and others impacted by severe weather

July 27, 2010 – Practical advice for State Bar of Wisconsin members and others impacted by the recent severe weather is available on the State Bar’s website, which includes a disaster resources page to help members get back up and running.
Special committees formed to review major policy issues between legislative sessions

July 28, 2010 – The 2009 Regular Session of the Wisconsin Legislature may have adjourned, but that doesn’t mean that legislative business has ground to a halt on Madison’s Capitol Square.
Proceeds of letters of credit not property of insolvent debtor's estate, supreme court holds

July 27, 2010
Judicial Council looks back on another successful year

July 26, 2010
Supreme court schedules diploma privilege debate for Sept. 30

July 23, 2010
Sand removal rights for cranberry bog transferable without express language to the contrary

July 23, 2010