I blogged last week about a Writ of Mandamus directed towards the State Medical Examining Board. Just this week, Milwaukee County Judge Thomas Cooper signed an Order to Show Cause, which requires Defendant Kelly Sankbiel to appear in court and provide testimony as to why the Medical Board should not provide the petitioner with a [...]
As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported, a very unusual writ of mandamus has been filed against the Department of Licensing and Regulation involving Dr. Cully White of Milwaukee. A writ of mandamus (latin for “we command”) is used in situations where the government has a clear duty to act but has not. While unusual [...]
Dennis Crouch’s Patently O blog recently reported on the record increases in both the number of patent issuing and increases in the allowance rate (i.e., percentage of concluded applications that were allowed). In fact, the last three weeks have seen the highest number of issued patents in any three-week period in U.S.P.T.O. history. In [...]
Dart gun sets sold at Family Dollar from September 2005 to January 2009 cost two children their lives. Now the dart gun sets might end up costing Family Dollar and the manufacturer substantial amounts of money in products liability actions.
The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) recently recalled the dart guns to prevent further sale of the item and further [...]
Unfortunately, as is the case with many legal questions, the answer is maybe. There are a number of factors to look at before that question can be answered, and most likely you would need to see a lawyer to evaluate each individual case.
Generally speaking a party suing your business, if they obtain [...]
Back in January, I posted my surprise that MTD snowthrowers were still exploding and causing serious personal injuries to consumers nearly 4 years after the product was recalled by the CPSC. I was not surprised that the product was still exploding, I was surprised that the product was still being used by consumers despite several [...]
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Wisconsin legislators are considering enactment of a bill, 2009 Assembly Bill 894, that prohibits workplace bullying by employers.
The bill seeks to prohibit abusive work environments in Wisconsin, and to allow a worker subjected to such an environment to bring a civil legal claim.
Importantly, a civil [...]
On January 27, 2010 the Wisconsin Court of Appeals adopted the “single publication rule” for defamation cases. Bottom line: once defamatory material is published online, subsequent “hits” or visits to that material do not constitute re-publication and the statute of limitations does not renew. Wisconsin courts had not previously addressed this issue.
Bob Uecker is [...]
This Consumer Protection Safety Commission recall of MTD snow blowers is certainly not recent information. Beginning in 2005-2006, MTD snow blower tires have allegedly blown up at, or immediately after, inflation, often causing serious injuries to the face, hands, fingers and arms. The general allegation against MTD is that their plastic product is defective in nature as [...]
A recent Milwaukee Business Journal article did a fantastic job of shedding light on a very statistic laden discussion of Medical Malpractice trends in the State of Wisconsin. Since 2002, medical malpractice claims in Wisconsin are down about 40%. The article cites to many reasons for the decline, such as: the cost of litigation, jury [...]
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