By: Matthew R. McClean COVID-19 is causing many of us to alter expectations. Many in the construction industry are confronting this reality and need to prepare for the potential legal implications. Construction businesses are looking at three significant, interrelated issues from virus’ impact: labor (having healthy, able workers available in the time of social distancing…
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By Matthew R. McClean Litigation team chair, Matt McClean authored a post for the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Construction Blog. His blog post, The Construction Statute of Repose: More Hammer or Nail Today?, discusses recent appellate cases applying Wisconsin’s construction statute of repose. Click here to read the article.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court announced that it accepted Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., No. 14-1513 and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 14-1520, two cases that could lower the bar for awarding enhanced damages to patent owners upon a finding of infringement. Either way, the court’s decision will have a significant impact in determining…
Read MoreBusiness relationships are driven by a business’s agreements, both with customers and with suppliers. Over the years, I have come to recognize issues that arise again and again that, if addressed at the outset, would have saved businesses from the headaches, stress, and expense of a lawsuit later on. While you can never totally eliminate…
Read MoreIn the wake of recent pro-insurance company rulings in Wisconsin courts, businesses and their owners will need to proceed with extra caution when asking their insurance company to defend lawsuits that may arise from their business dealings. While many suits are typically covered under a policy, all too often an insurance company disputes coverage, which…
Read MoreThe Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in VIRNETX, Inc. v. Cisco Sys. Inc, recently reversed a $368 million dollar patent infringement verdict because the plaintiff calculated its damages as a portion of the entire market value of the product as opposed to apportioning its damages to the infringing software component of the product….
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