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Employee entitled to worker’s compensation despite engaging in prohibited work duties
Sept. 2, 2010 – A worker, restricted by a physician’s order from engaging in certain activities at work, is nevertheless entitled to worker’s compensation if the employer asks the worker to engage in those activities, also knowing of the restriction.
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WERC cannot aggregate conduct to find that a union breached a duty of representation
Sept. 1, 2010 – Without an arbitrary act on the part of a labor union, the labor union does not breach its duty of representation in representing a union member. That is, the non-arbitrary acts of a labor union cannot be aggregated to create arbitrariness on the whole, a Wisconsin Appeals Court recently held.
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September is juror appreciation month
Sept. 1, 2010 – Last year, more than 20,000 Wisconsin residents served on juries. Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson urges State Bar members to join their justice system colleagues in observing September as Juror Appreciation Month. Attorneys interested in participating in local activities should contact their county court administrator.
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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejects rehearing en banc in Siefert v. Alexander
Aug. 31, 2010 – A majority of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today denied Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John Siefert’s petition for rehearing en banc to consider whether, under Wisconsin rules, a judicial candidate may announce political party membership, endorse partisan candidates, or personally solicit campaign contributions.
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Insurer barred from denying coverage without reservation of rights agreement
Aug. 30, 2010 – An insurer that exercised control over a lawsuit against the insured, a school district, could not later deny coverage based on a policy clause that excluded coverage, a Wisconsin appeals court recently held.
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Appeals court ends seven-year legal battle over high-capacity well near Lake Beulah
Aug. 27, 2010 – A Wisconsin appeals court ended a long-running dispute between the Village of East Troy (Village) and the Lake Beulah Management District (District) by ruling that the District did not have authority to enact an ordinance restricting the transfer of groundwater.
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SPD projects private bar appropriation shortfall of up to $9-plus million
Aug. 26, 2010
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Put your practice on the fast track at the Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm Conference in October
Aug. 25, 2010
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Supreme court rejects constitutional challenge by former Jesuit priest from Illinois
Aug. 24, 2010
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Proudman will address diversity inclusion in the legal profession at October event
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