Personal Injury
Governmental Immunity and the Known Danger Exception
The governmental immunity statute grants immunity to governments and their officers from certain lawsuits related to intentional wrongful and discretionary acts. Governmental immunity laws trace their origins back to British common law and the idea that...
Arbitration? What am I Gaining? What am I Losing?
You have probably heard the word “arbitration” before. Maybe you have purchased a consumer product and looked at the fine print to discover a reference to arbitration. Perhaps you have seen a reference to it in some other context. In some situations, such...
Protect Your Rights After a Hit-and-Run
When people envision an auto wreck, their minds usually go to an image of two crashed vehicles on the side of the road, and the police are present talking to the parties and witnesses to document what occurred. As a result, an accident victim can readily...
Liability Concerns for Dog Owners
Dog owners love their dogs. Statistics show that there are approximately 89 million dogs in the United States which are kept by 60 million households. However, while our dogs give us great companionship, they can also create a liability concern, costing...
Injured at Work? Remember to Choose Your Own Doctor!
Recent trends have seen some employers hire on-site healthcare providers, oftentimes a nurse or a physical therapist. Depending on your viewpoint and utilization, these healthcare providers can be seen as a convenient benefit to employees, a way to contain...
Are you Adequately Covered to Head out on the Road?
We hope that you never end up in an automobile accident. However, automobile accidents happen every day, and should you become involved in one, you want to make sure that you have adequate insurance coverage. The type of automobile insurance coverage that...
Life Events Require a Fresh Look at Insurance Coverages
I recently had the incredibly good fortune of getting married to my wonderful wife, Kat. In addition to the name, address, and health insurance changes that came with this life event, I volunteered to get our auto and homeowners insurance policies and...
Seitz v. City of Prairie Du Chien
Recently, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reaffirmed the wide-reaching nature of governmental immunity from negligence claims. In Seitz v. City of Prairie Du Chien, a young girl was crossing a crosswalk which lines had become faded when she was struck by an automobile...
Wisconsin’s Recreational Immunity Statute
Does Wisconsin's Recreational Immunity Statute protect you from liability? As the snow finally melts and spring arrives, our focus will be on enjoying the great outdoors in Central Wisconsin. Recreational activities that we enjoy may include hiking, biking, fishing,...