Appellate Opinions Released July 13, 2006
The Wisconsin Supreme Court released these opinions today:
Adams Outdoor Advertising, Ltd. v. City of Madison (assessment of personal property tax).
Butler v. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (property owners' negligence and nuisance claims against firm retained by City to lower level of lake precluded by public policy).
Burbank Grease Services, LLC v. Sokolowski (trade secret statute does not preclude common law tort claims for misappropriation of confidential information that does not fall within scope of statute).
Lassa v. Rongstad (ordinarily (but not here), Circuit Courts should decide a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim before sanctioning a party for refusing to comply with a discovery order).
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions today, recommending the following for publication:
Rsidue, LLC v. Michaud (company that buys overdue consumer credit accounts for purposes of collection is not a creditor within the meaning of the Wisconsin Consumer Act, and so does not need to meet the specialized pleading requirements otherwise applicable under that act).
Glendenning's Limestone & Ready-Mix Co., Inc. v. Reimer (Faulty workmanship, in and of itself, does not constitute an "occurrence" within the meaning of the CGL policy at issue, but the facts alleged in this case disclosed at least one occurrence within the policy's scope).
Adams Outdoor Advertising, Ltd. v. City of Madison (assessment of personal property tax).
Butler v. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (property owners' negligence and nuisance claims against firm retained by City to lower level of lake precluded by public policy).
Burbank Grease Services, LLC v. Sokolowski (trade secret statute does not preclude common law tort claims for misappropriation of confidential information that does not fall within scope of statute).
Lassa v. Rongstad (ordinarily (but not here), Circuit Courts should decide a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim before sanctioning a party for refusing to comply with a discovery order).
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions today, recommending the following for publication:
Rsidue, LLC v. Michaud (company that buys overdue consumer credit accounts for purposes of collection is not a creditor within the meaning of the Wisconsin Consumer Act, and so does not need to meet the specialized pleading requirements otherwise applicable under that act).
Glendenning's Limestone & Ready-Mix Co., Inc. v. Reimer (Faulty workmanship, in and of itself, does not constitute an "occurrence" within the meaning of the CGL policy at issue, but the facts alleged in this case disclosed at least one occurrence within the policy's scope).
posted by Daniel Kelly at 9:17 AM
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