Following in the Family Footsteps
cience has yet to identify an attorney gene, but a genetic predisposition for the law seems to run through several Wisconsin families. The hereditary link to the law is so strong that some families have two or three attorneys in each generation. Some of these third, fourth, even fifth-generation attorneys have lawyer genes on several branches of their family tree. By Karen Bankston
Wisconsin's Comparative Negligence Statute: Applying It to Products Liability Cases Brought Under a Strict Liability Theory
By Eric J. Pless
Attorneys bringing and defending products liability cases must pay close attention to how special verdicts will be formulated and how revised section 895.045 of the Wisconsin Statutes will affect the amount of plaintiffs' recoveries and from whom plaintiffs can recover.
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A New Litigation Strategy for State and Local Governments: Removal to Federal Courts
By Anne Berleman Kearney
With recent decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a further step to expand federal court jurisdiction. Among other implications, these decisions affect litigation strategies in determining which claims to plead.
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