Archived Editions

Winter 2016

President’s Message: Food for Thought and a Call for Action
Authors: Laura M. Lyons, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Responding to Discovery Requests Directed to Expert Witnesses
Authors: Kimberly Poyner and Gabriel Houghton, Ryan Law Firm LLC
An Overview of Wisconsin’s Safe Place Statute and Confusion Over Its Inconsistent Application
Authors: Travis J. Rhoades and Ashley E. Webber, Crivello Carlson, S.C.
Managing the Duty to Defend and Some Practical Approaches
Authors: Jeff Leavell, Jeffrey Leavell S.C.
Court of Appeals Clarifies Liability Under Wisconsin’s Patient Confidentiality Laws
Authors: Ryan M. Wiesner, Leib Knott Gaynor LLC
Recent Wisconsin “Occurrence” Decisions Need Clarification
Authors: Mollie T. Kugler, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Summer 2016

Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants—Alive and Kicking in Wisconsin
Authors: Josh Johanningmeier, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Expenses and Fees on Failure to Admit Under Wis. Stat. § 804.12(3)
Authors: Sarah “Sally” Fry Bruch, Crivello Carlson, S.C.
Dilger Signals End to Claim File Discovery in Wis. Stat. § 628.46 Interest Cases
Authors: Sara C. Mills, Crivello Carlson, S.C.
Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants—Alive and Kicking in Wisconsin
Authors: Josh Johanningmeier, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
What’s Your Batna?
Authors: James J. Mathie, Mathie Mediation Services LLC
Wisconsin Pharmacal’s Impact on Insurance Coverage
Authors: Joanna R. Glaser, Jeffrey Leavell, S.C.
President’s Message
Authors: Jeff Leavell, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel

Spring 2016

Advance Cable: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that Looks Do Matter
Authors: Forrest G. Hopper and Taylor C. Gumbleton, Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C.
President’s Message
Authors: Jeff Leavell, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Avoiding and Defending Claims of Cat’s Paw Liability in Employment Discrimination Cases
Authors: Aaron J. Graf, Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C.
The Recent Amendments to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Authors: Ashley Rouse, Boardman & Clark LLP
Venue: “Substantial Business” and Insurance Companies
Authors: Gregory S. Venker, Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C.
Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Condition
Authors: William R. Wick and Andrew L. Stevens, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken LLP
Wisconsin Adopts the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA)
Authors: Kerry Gabrielson, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.