Haribo and Foxconn are coming to Wisconsin, and this announcement has created much excitement among suppliers and vendors seeking to become part of the supply chain. As these companies join the likes of other key manufacturing companies establishing production facilities in Wisconsin, approximately 200 companies are vying to provide supply chain...
By James E. Braza Recently, the AIA issued its once-every-ten-year revisions to some of the most commonly used documents in construction contracting, including the A101, B101 and A201 documents. The revisions are significant, and will impact all players in the industry, including owners, contractors and architects. Many revisions constitute...
By Bruce B. Deadman Under a new program, tax-exempt entities who sponsor retirement plans under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) can receive confirmation that their plan documents comply with all IRS requirements. In order to receive the protection of an IRS determination letter, a plan sponsor needs to adopt a...
By: D|K's Health Care Team On July 5, 2017, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases (found in Wis. Stat. § 893.55) is unconstitutional on its face. The court ruled that the Plaintiff Ascaris Mayo, should receive her jury award of $15 million in noneconomic damages and her...
By Christopher J. Jaekels On July 7, 2017, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held in Milewski v. Town of Dover – 2015AP1523 that the denial of the right to appeal a property tax assessment based on the tax payer’s refusal to grant access to the assessor for inspection, violates the tax payer’s due process rights under the 14th Amendment of the United...
By James M. Kalny On June 29, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an opinion in State of Wisconsin ex rel. John Krueger v. Appleton Area School District Board of Education and Communication Arts 1 Materials Review Committee, No. 2015AP231 regarding what constitutes a governmental body for purposes of the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law. The Supreme...
By Christopher J. Jaekels & Michael Van Someren The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution requires federal, state and local governments to pay “just compensation” any time they “take” private property for public use. On June 23, 2017, in a close 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Wisconsin zoning ordinance that...
By Joseph S. Heino On Monday, June 19, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Matal vs. Tam in which it concluded that the government may not refuse to register a trademark that is potentially offensive to an individual or group of individuals. Just as the First Amendment protects offensive speech, the First...
By Timothy J. Feldhausen Buying or selling a business, like many other decisions in life, is often accompanied by hesitation—doubt that causes an owner to second-guess their desire to exit their business and move on to their next adventure in life. In reality it is rarely, if ever, the “perfect” time to get married, start a family, or even embark...
By James M. Kalny On June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the withdrawal of two Obama-era guidance letters that provided direction on joint employer and independent contractor classifications (Administrator's Interpretations No. 2015-01 dated July 15, 2015, on independent contractors and No. 2016-01dated January 20, 2016, on...
