Appellate Opinions Released May 31, 2007
The Wisconsin Supreme Court did not release any opinions today.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions today, recommending the following for publication:
Pierce v. American Fam. Mut. Ins. Co. (adult children may recover for loss of society and companionship for the death of a parent).
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals certified these questions to the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
County of Dane v. LIRC (Should a court apply the great-weight deference or the de novo standard of review to an agency's decision when the agency has changed how it interprets a statute?)
H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Swenson (Is a covenant not to compete unenforceable if it provides that the period of the covenant gets extended one day for each day in which the former employee is in breach of the covenant?)
State v. Marten-Hoye (For the purpose of assessing the constitutionality of a search, was the search incident to an arrest or, instead, incident to the issuance of a citation when the officer handcuffs the subject, tells her she is under arrest for a disorderly conduct (municipal ordinance) violation, and informs her she will be released after issuance of the citation?)
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions today, recommending the following for publication:
Pierce v. American Fam. Mut. Ins. Co. (adult children may recover for loss of society and companionship for the death of a parent).
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals certified these questions to the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
County of Dane v. LIRC (Should a court apply the great-weight deference or the de novo standard of review to an agency's decision when the agency has changed how it interprets a statute?)
H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Swenson (Is a covenant not to compete unenforceable if it provides that the period of the covenant gets extended one day for each day in which the former employee is in breach of the covenant?)
State v. Marten-Hoye (For the purpose of assessing the constitutionality of a search, was the search incident to an arrest or, instead, incident to the issuance of a citation when the officer handcuffs the subject, tells her she is under arrest for a disorderly conduct (municipal ordinance) violation, and informs her she will be released after issuance of the citation?)


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