Newsletter Archives
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Pat Brennan, New CTCW President
Patrick W. Brennan of Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski & Steeves, Milwaukee, has become CTCW President for 2001-02 more...
Outgoing CTCW President's Message
By Bill Wick of Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken LLP more...
CTCW Winter Conference
CTCW's Winter Conference takes place December 14 at Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel, where Representative Steve Foti will address a joint luncheon more...
Legislative Update -- Jim Hough & Amy Boyer
The 2001-02 Wisconsin Legislature completed its Fall Floorperiod in early November and will not return for regular business until January 22, 2002 more...
Worker's Compensation Update
A new organization has been created that appears to focus on the practice of worker's compensation more...
Toxic Mold Litigation -- Peter F. Mullaney
Toxic mold has been called the asbestos of the new millennium. If so, then toxic mold, like asbestos, may cause respiratory distress more...
Amicus Committee Activity -- James Naugler
Case Accepted:
 Stehlik v. Rhoads, Appeal No. 99-3326
Stehlik, a passenger on an ATV, sustained a serious head injury when
he fell off the ATV and his head hit a concrete wall more...
Cases Decided:
Waters v. Pertzborn, 2001 WI 62
Waters is an appeal of the trial court's decision in a non-final order
bifurcating liability and damages more...
Reid v. Benz, 2001 WI 106, ___ Wis. 2d ___, 629 N.W. 2d 262
Under the American Rule, the losing party does not pay the winner's
legal fees. A rare exception is when an insurer breaches its duty to
defend its insured while challenging coverage more...
Matthies v. The Positive Safety Manufacturing Company, 2001 WI
This is an appeal of a non-final order in which the trial court found the
retroactive application of the amendment to the joint and several
statute, Wis. Stats. §895.045(1), unconstitutional more...
Town of Mt. Pleasant v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, et al, 2001 WI App. 38, 241 Wis. 2d 327, 625 N.W. 2d 317
After settling the claim, the township discovered a Hartford insurancepolicy providing coverage during period of the underlying claim more...
Case Law Updates
Business Pursuits Exclusion - Vandenberg v. Continental Insurance
Company, 244 Wis.2d 802, 628 N.W.2d 876 (2001) more...
Insurance - Untimely Notice - Neff v. Pierzina, ___ Wis.2d ___ 629
N.W.2d 177 (2001) more...
Duty to Defend - Attorneys Fees - Reid v. Benz, ___ Wis.2d ___,
629 N.W.2d 262 (2001) more...
Collateral Source Rule - Medical Expense Damages - Koffman v.
Leichtfuss, ___ Wis.2d ___, 630 N.W.2d 201 (2001) more...
Bifurcation on Issues of Liability and Damages/Recreational
Immunity - Social Guest Exception - Waters v. Pertzborn, ___
Wis.2d ___, 627 N.W.2d 497 (2001) more...
Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Exhaustion Clause - Danbeck
v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, ___ Wis.2d ___, 629
N.W.2d 150 (2001) more...
Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Definition of Underinsured
Motorist - Taylor v. Greatway Insurance Company, ___ Wis.2d ___,
628 N.W.2d 916 (2001) more...
Underinsured Motorist Coverage - - Statutory Minimum
Coverage - Brunson v. Ward, ___ Wis.2d ___, 628 N.W.2d 916
(2001) more...
Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Bad Faith - Danner v. Auto
Owners Insurance,___ Wis.2d ___, 629 N.W.2d 159 (2001) more...
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