State Bar of Wisconsin

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aug. 24, 2010 – A former Jesuit priest, convicted in 2005 for indecent behavior with children in the 1960s, failed in his constitutional challenge to Wisconsin’s statute of limitations.

Aug. 25, 2010 – Building better client relationships, avoiding malpractice, keeping abreast of technology, and dealing with everyday practice management issues are just a few reasons to attend the October 2010 Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm Conference.