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Overruled appeals cases possess no precedential value; uninsured motorist must be negligent to trigger coverage

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

July 30, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in Blum v. 1st Auto & Casualty Insurance Co., 2010 WI 78 (July 14, 2010) that appeals court decisions that are subsequently overruled lose all precedential value, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Supreme Court issues final UPL rule

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

July 29, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued its final version of a rule regarding the unauthorized practice of law.

Senate Judiciary Committee recommends Vaudreuil as U.S. Attorney for Western District of Wisconsin

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

July 30, 2010 – The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended approval of John W. Vaudreuil’s nomination as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. Vaudreuil currently serves in the Western District as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Avoiding ethical pitfalls with electronic documents

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

July 19, 2010 – Hidden information within an electronic document can expose lawyers to liability when it comes to confidentiality issues. With the growing incidents of identity theft redaction of personally identifiable information from court and other public records is not only a best practice, but now required in many locales. Find out what you need to know about metadata and redaction.

Supreme court revises judicial recusal guidelines

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

July 9, 2010 – An order issued by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on July 7 amends SCR 60.04 to modify the Judicial Code of Conduct by, among other things, stipulating that lawful campaign contributions received from a campaign supporter cannot be the sole reason for recusal in a proceeding.

Wisconsin Lawyer July 2010: What You Need to Know: New Electronic Discovery Rules

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

Wisconsin’s new e-discovery rules provide a protocol for preserving and producing e-documents, create a safe harbor for electronically stored information lost solely as a result of routine computer operations, and more. The authors discuss the rules’ impact on attorneys’ discovery duties.

Wisconsin Lawyer July 2010

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

Wisconsin Lawyer July 2010: Applying the Substantial Evidence Rule in Administrative Hearings

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

The 2010 court of appeals decision in Williams v. Housing Authority of City of Milwaukee makes clear that administrative agencies must strictly apply the legal residuum rule and base adverse decisions on substantial evidence. It further held that agency decisions may not rely solely on uncorroborated hearsay evidence and determined that an agency may not rely on a default municipal ordinance conviction as evidence or admissions of the allegations in the underlying citation.

Wisconsin Lawyer July 2010: Inside the Bar: Let’s Talk

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT

Talk to candidates about raising pay for private practice lawyers who defend indigent people.