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Bi-Weekly Newsletter of the State Bar of Wisconsin
August
2009
Volume
1
Number
13
Features
New state budget permits auto policy stacking, mandates coverage
July 24, 2009 – Fulfilling a long-standing policy goal of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the new 2009-11 biennial state budget (2009 Wisconsin Act 28), which Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law on June 29, repeals a 14-year statutory provision that effectively banned insureds from stacking auto insurance policy limits for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
Ethics opinion navigates revised rules for communicating fees, scope of representation to clients
Aug. 5, 2009 — The Professional Ethics Committee highlights the 2007 changes to the rules governing communications with clients regarding fees and scope of a representation. The committee also offers guidance in areas the rules lack specificity.
Text messages on company-owned equipment considered private? Not so fast
Aug. 5, 2009 — The Ninth Circuit, in
Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co.,
recently found that a public employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages sent and received on his employer-owned pager. Deborah Spanic advises businesses to review their computer usage policies after
Quon.
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Properly screening potential clients for future problems
Aug. 5, 2009 — State Bar Practice Management Advisor Nerino Petro urges lawyers to be discerning when taking on new clients, a challenge when business is slow. In this video, Petro offers tips for identifying the problematic client.
State Bar
Revised forms now available in Family Law forms library
Foonberg offers real answers, for real practices, gained from real experiences at the October Solo and Small Firm Conference
Find your competitive edge at popular annual diversity program Oct. 2 in Milwaukee
Summer Webcasts From PINNACLE
2009 supplement to
The Law of Damages in Wisconsin
updates three-volume treatise
Members invited to free Fastcase legal research webcast seminars
Rotunda Report
New state budget significantly boosts funding for indigent civil legal needs
The dance of uniformity, the role of the Uniform Commissioners of Law in drafting state law
Practice
Recent jury verdicts, bench decisions, settlements, and arbitration awards
In transition? Don't let it bring you down
Tips for preserving client confidentiality and file security from the annals of good old fashioned law office policies (Practice411 Advice Alert)
'Red Flags Rule' implementation delayed until Nov. 1
Make scheduling that next appointment easier
AG's opinion: Attorneys who have had their law licenses revoked or suspended not entitled to permanent notary public commissions
Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts new standard for non-compete clauses
Stipulation in divorce judgment enforceable as court order, Wisconsin Supreme Court holds
Appraisal awards presumed valid, receive limited review, says Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court lets patient sue for doctor’s failure to explain treatments
Disappointed seller of real estate can’t keep earnest money and sue breaching buyer
Milwaukee jail officials’ contempt falls outside statute, Wisconsin Supreme Court says
Freedom of religion guarantees trump schoolteacher’s job discrimination claim
Justices clarify meaning of foreseeable harm in negligence claims
UW-Madison facilities director owed duty in death of cameraman
Extent of duty to preserve evidence spelled out by Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds newspaper access to state employee records
Lead in lead paint is not a design defect, Wisconsin Supreme Court says
Bystander cannot claim negligent infliction of emotional distress tied to malpractice, Wisconsin Supreme Court holds
Around the State
Litigation over Milwaukee County's failure to adequately process benefit applications leads to settlement and state takeover
Aug 05, 2009
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