Archived Editions

Spring 2020

President’s Message: A Roadmap to the Future
Authors: Christine M. Rice, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
WDC Leaders - Attorney Spotlight: Karen M. Gallagher
A Review of the Superior Knowledge Rule in Wisconsin: How it Works, Who it Applies to, and How to Defend Against It
Authors: Ian Hackett
Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company v. DVO: The Importance of Critical Reading and Precise Drafting
Authors: Monte E. Weiss, Weiss Law Office, S.C.
Employment Practice Liability Insurance Provides Essential Risk Management for Businesses of All Sizes
Authors: Daniel Finerty, Lindner & Marsack, S.C.
The Interplay between the Safe Place Statute and the Statute of Repose Following Nooyen
Authors: Travis J. Rhoades, Crivello Carlson S.C., and Kylie M. Owens, Crivello Carlson S.C.
News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts

Winter 2019

President’s Message: Guiding the Wisconsin Defense Counsel into the Future
Authors: Christine M. Rice, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Defending Debt Collectors: Four Important Recent Decisions from the Seventh Circuit
Authors: Vincent J. Scipior, Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C.
Trial Practice Series – The Do’s and Don’ts of Final Argument
Authors: William R. Wick, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken, LLP and Mark T. Budzinski, Corneille Law Group
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines to Apply Borrowing Statute in Medical Misdiagnosis Case
Authors: Marcella S. Spoto, Crivello Carlson, S.C.
Plaintiff Attempts to Create a New Class of UIM Insureds under the Omnibus Statute
Authors: Kathryn A. Pfefferle, Boardman & Clark LLP
News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts
Authors: Carol K. Burger, et al. v. Robert J. Houg, et al.

Summer 2019

Duty to Defend: A Foreword
Authors: Monte Weiss, Weiss Law Office, S.C
A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available against a Breaching Insurer)
Authors: Monte Weiss, Weiss Law Office, S.C.; and Michael J. Cohen, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Court of Appeals Provides Clarity on an Insurer’s Continuing Duty to Defend When All Covered Claims are Dismissed
Authors: Brittany L. Van Roo, Simpson & Deardorff, S.C
When Do Timing Issues and Payment Discrepancies Constitute a Breach of the Duty to Defend?
Authors: Mollie T. Kugler, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Ixthus and CityDeck: Two Recent Wisconsin Supreme Court Decisions on Duty to Defend, the Four Corners Rule, and Stays of Underlying Disputes
Authors: Jeffrey Leavell, Jeffrey Leavell S.C.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals Reverses $68 Million Judgment in an Environmental Insurance Coverage Case
Authors: Heidi Vogt, von Briesen & Roper, S.C.; Jason Fathallah, von Briesen & Roper, S.C.; and David Frank, von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts