April 25, 2024 – The process for creating emergency rules in Wisconsin has existed since the 1950s but sprang into public awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency rules allow an agency to implement policies much faster than the lengthier permanent rulemaking process, but limits on rule duration and the distinct, truncated nature of the process require careful planning and consideration.

April 24, 2024 – Damage caused by a company’s intentional failure to repair a condominium complex can constitute an accidental “occurrence” that is covered by a commercial general liability insurance policy, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has held.

April 24, 2024 – The estate of a man who took his own life in a county jail failed to show that correctional officers were objectively unreasonable when they failed to enforce a rule that prohibits coverings that obscure views into cells, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled.

April 23, 2024 – A circuit court’s dismissal of an OWI charge after conviction on a different charge under Wis. Stat. section 346.63(1)(c) can be reversed, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled.​