Aug. 20, 2025 – As a lawyer, gaining a competitive advantage with the most updated information on changes to Wisconsin law is critical. State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE® has you covered. Check out these recently revised and supplemented titles.

New: Wisconsin Tort Law: Products Liability

When a product causes harm, clients turn to attorneys who can cut through the complexity and deliver results. Wisconsin Tort Law: Products Liability provides you with the practical tools and insight to do just that.

As the first in a new tort law series from PINNACLE, this book provides a comprehensive, Wisconsin-specific roadmap to litigating products-liability cases, whether you’re building a claim or mounting a defense.

Author Jesse B. Blocher of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C. brings years of experience in products-liability litigation. His strategic perspective and analysis help clarify not only what the law says, but also how to apply it in real cases.

This book offers:

• clear explanations of strict liability, negligence, and breach-of-warranty claims under current (post-2011) Wisconsin law;

• historical context and analysis of pre-2011 products liability case law;

• guidance on evidentiary issues and procedural considerations, including expert testimony and jury instructions;

• analysis of common defenses and related tort claims;

• clarity on damages issues unique to products liability litigation; and

• thorough citations to relevant Wisconsin statutes and case law.

Designed for real-world use, Wisconsin Tort Law: Products Liability provides the legal foundation and tactical edge to serve your clients effectively.

Newly Supplemented: Family Law Casenotes and Quotes

With a new supplement coming out in early September, Family Law Casenotes and Quotes tackles the many issues that commonly come up in family law cases. From abduction to paternity to visitation (and all areas in between), you’ll quickly get the information you need to bolster your case.

Each entry provides:

• the case’s name and full citation, including subsequent history;

• the name of the trial court judge and the county in which the case was heard;

• the name of the appellate judge who wrote the decision;

• a concise statement of the case’s relevant facts, including procedural aspects;

• the case’s important quotations and pinpoint citations for those quotations; and

• bolded subject terms highlighting each case’s most important topics.

To keep you on top of the decisions that could affect your cases, Family Law Casenotes and Quotes is updated up to three times annually – ensuring you have up-to-date information and allowing you to structure your cases and arguments using the most recent decisions in your favor.

Newly Supplemented: Wisconsin Rules of Evidence: A Courtroom Handbook

The Wisconsin Rules of Evidence: A Courtroom Handbook is an essential reference for lawyers who need the rules of evidence at their command throughout a trial. You’ll quickly and easily locate applicable evidentiary rules and cases during trial, thanks to the Handbook’s tools. In the print book, these include an index, a table of cases, tabs with topical headings, and multiple cross-referencing features.

Since 1982, The Wisconsin Rules of Evidence: A Courtroom Handbook has helped trial lawyers and judges find applicable rules of evidence, available commentary on those rules, and relevant case law when they needed them most. It can do the same for you.

A new supplement is out this month, which includes a number of changes such as:

• Newly added annotations for recently decided Wisconsin appellate court opinions analyzing issues such as relevance, judicial notice, privilege, and expert testimony.

• Revisions to (including the removal of) previously annotated citations in the wake of recent case law that partially overruled earlier cases.

Where to Find Out More

Looking for more? Visit the WisBar Marketplace for all PINNACLE books and find out more about Books Unbound™, PINNACLE’s digital book library.