Supreme Court accepts five new cases, June 25, 2007

State v. Sumner

...did a police officer have reasonable suspicion to perform a protective frisk of a stopped motorist?

... As police waited for a tow truck to remove Sumner’s vehicle, an officer said he became concerned for his safety as Sumner kept putting his hands in and out of his pockets. The officer, who had asked Sumner to stop putting his hands in his pockets, frisked Sumner and recovered several packets of heroin.

Barbara Sands v. The Whitnall School District 2007 WI APP 3

Do the closed-session provisions of Wis. Stat § 19.85 (1) (c) implicitly create a privilege preventing discovery during civil litigation?

AccuWeb v. Foley & Lardner

...whether the facts of the case should have precluded summary judgment against AccuWeb, which claimed damages after a patent renewal fee for a device that helps controls printing press quality wasn’t paid on time.

State v. Jorgensen

Is it grounds for a new trial when a judge and prosecutor were witness to events leading to the criminal charges for which the defendant is on trial, and the jury is informed of those facts?

Muller v. Society Insurance 2007 WI APP 44

Does the made whole doctrine apply when an injured party is not made whole by a settlement even though the insurance policy limits are not exhausted? Can a subrogated insurer negotiate a tentative settlement with the guilty party in the civil lawsuit before the insured is made whole?