US Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling State Securities Fraud Cases
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Security Fraud Attorneys On May 16, 2016, the United States Supreme Court held that state courts retain jurisdiction over state-law-based securities lawsuits that only incidentally involve the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). In a somewhat rare unanimous 8–0 decision, the Court held that the scope of the Exchange Act’s exclusive…
Construction Law: Understanding Wisconsin’s Right to Cure Act
Construction Practices Have Changed Over the Years Residential construction has changed a lot since the mid–19th century when Milwaukee earned the nickname “Cream City,” a reference not to milk products, but to the large number of cream colored bricks that were produced out of the Menomonee River Valley. Often as not, framing was with heavy,…
Discovery Tactics in Commercial Litigation
It’s a little-known fact that many cases are won or lost in the discovery process. It’s even less known what discovery actually is. If your company has recently been involved in a lawsuit, you may be getting a lot of urgent phone calls from your legal counsel asking a lot of questions and requesting a…