Features

Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill: Implications for public-sector employers

March 2, 2011 — There is no question that this bill, if made law, will significantly change the landscape of public-sector employment in Wisconsin. Madison attorney Troy Thompson explains how Gov. Walker's proposed budget repair bill would impact collective bargaining, retirement, group insurance, strikes and work stoppages, and the union certification process.

Perspective on tort reform: Law makes it more difficult for injured parties to achieve justice

March 2, 2011 — Milwaukee attorney Michael End discusses how new tort reform provisions help insulate health-care providers from impeachment based on incident reports, increase the burden for plaintiffs to prove product liability, and may result in fewer settlements.

Perspective on tort reform: Reforms improve Wisconsin's civil liability system

March 2, 2011 — In this article, members of the Wisconsin Defense Counsel discuss significant changes in product liability and risk contribution law, admissibility of expert testimony, and how new tort reform provisions help to assure fairness to all litigants.

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Questioning the Value of the Billable Hour

March 2, 2011 — Value billing was the focus of a panel discussion at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting in Atlanta last month. According to the panelists, clients demand their lawyers practice with a better business model than the traditional method of charging based on standard billable rates.