Overview Experience People Events News Intelligence Milwaukee 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202-5306 P 414.271.2400 F 414.297.4900 Directions previous123next Richards v. Mitcheff: Raising an Affirmative Defense by a Rule 12(b)(6) Motion 10 August 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In a brief opinion issued yesterday, written by Chief Judge Easterbrook, the Seventh Circuit articulates the rule that a Rule 8(c)(1) affirmative defense cannot... Bolden v. Walsh Construction Co.: The Seventh Circuit Further Clarifies the Supreme Court's Decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes 08 August 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law Since the Supreme Court decided Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), last year, the lower courts have been sorting out its implications. The... Crown Castle USA, Inc. v. Orion Construction Group, LLC: Removing a Tool From the Collection Lawyer's Toolbox 26 March 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In Crown Castle USA, Inc. v. Orion Construction Group, LLC, No. 09AP3029 (Wis. Sup. Ct., Mar. 22, 2012), the Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision that will be surprising... La Crosse Tribune v. Circuit Court for La Crosse County: Creating a Trick Box for an Award of Attorney Fees 15 March 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In La Crosse Tribune v. Circuit Court for La Crosse County, No. 10AP3120 (Wis. Ct. App., Mar. 15, 2012), the Court of Appeals left a newspaper seeking a statutory... Marlowe: Court Review of an Arbitrator's Decisions About Discovery Must Await a Final Arbitration Award 14 March 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In Marlowe v. IDS Property Cas. Ins. Co., No. 11AP2067 (Wis. Ct. App. Mar. 13, 2012), the Court of Appeals, resolving an issue of first impression in Wisconsin,... Cleantech Patents and Investment: What To Expect In 2012 29 February 2012 Law360 Foley Partners John Lazarus and Jim Chapman authored an article titled “Cleantech Patents And Investment: What To Expect In 2012” that appeared on February 29, 2012... February En Banc Part II: Doe v. Elmbrook School District 23 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law On February 9, the Seventh Circuit heard en banc the thorny issue of whether conducting a public high school graduation ceremony in a church violates the First Amendment. The... Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown: Another Lesson in the FAA's Preemption 22 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law Ignoring established precedent from a superior tribunal is one way for a court to earn a sharp rebuke from a higher court. And that is precisely what happened in... February 2012 En Bancs Part I: Minn-Chem Revisited 11 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law Last September in Minn-Chem, Inc. v. Agrium Incorporated, the Seventh Circuit interpreted the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (“FTAIA”), 15 U.S.C. § 6a,... Heinen v. Northrop Grumman Corp.: A Lesson in Winning the Easy Ones 07 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In a decision that the Seventh Circuit issued on February 7, Chief Judge Easterbrook uses the occasion of a frivolous appeal from a district court’s judgment enforcing... previous123next Related 1 2 3
Richards v. Mitcheff: Raising an Affirmative Defense by a Rule 12(b)(6) Motion 10 August 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In a brief opinion issued yesterday, written by Chief Judge Easterbrook, the Seventh Circuit articulates the rule that a Rule 8(c)(1) affirmative defense cannot...
Bolden v. Walsh Construction Co.: The Seventh Circuit Further Clarifies the Supreme Court's Decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes 08 August 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law Since the Supreme Court decided Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), last year, the lower courts have been sorting out its implications. The...
Crown Castle USA, Inc. v. Orion Construction Group, LLC: Removing a Tool From the Collection Lawyer's Toolbox 26 March 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In Crown Castle USA, Inc. v. Orion Construction Group, LLC, No. 09AP3029 (Wis. Sup. Ct., Mar. 22, 2012), the Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision that will be surprising...
La Crosse Tribune v. Circuit Court for La Crosse County: Creating a Trick Box for an Award of Attorney Fees 15 March 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In La Crosse Tribune v. Circuit Court for La Crosse County, No. 10AP3120 (Wis. Ct. App., Mar. 15, 2012), the Court of Appeals left a newspaper seeking a statutory...
Marlowe: Court Review of an Arbitrator's Decisions About Discovery Must Await a Final Arbitration Award 14 March 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In Marlowe v. IDS Property Cas. Ins. Co., No. 11AP2067 (Wis. Ct. App. Mar. 13, 2012), the Court of Appeals, resolving an issue of first impression in Wisconsin,...
Cleantech Patents and Investment: What To Expect In 2012 29 February 2012 Law360 Foley Partners John Lazarus and Jim Chapman authored an article titled “Cleantech Patents And Investment: What To Expect In 2012” that appeared on February 29, 2012...
February En Banc Part II: Doe v. Elmbrook School District 23 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law On February 9, the Seventh Circuit heard en banc the thorny issue of whether conducting a public high school graduation ceremony in a church violates the First Amendment. The...
Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown: Another Lesson in the FAA's Preemption 22 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law Ignoring established precedent from a superior tribunal is one way for a court to earn a sharp rebuke from a higher court. And that is precisely what happened in...
February 2012 En Bancs Part I: Minn-Chem Revisited 11 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law Last September in Minn-Chem, Inc. v. Agrium Incorporated, the Seventh Circuit interpreted the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (“FTAIA”), 15 U.S.C. § 6a,...
Heinen v. Northrop Grumman Corp.: A Lesson in Winning the Easy Ones 07 February 2012 Wisconsin Appellate Law In a decision that the Seventh Circuit issued on February 7, Chief Judge Easterbrook uses the occasion of a frivolous appeal from a district court’s judgment enforcing...