Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Bad Lemon Law Decision – Allows “Lemon Law...
In a troubling 6-1 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court awarded Attorney Vince Megna – the self-proclaimed “Lemon Law King” – a victory that allowed him and his client to walk away with over $700,000...
View ArticleWisconsin Prepares for a Supreme Court Race
The 2012 election season may be over, but wait there’s more! In early 2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack will be up for reelection for a 10-year term on the Court. December 1st...
View ArticleLegislature Considers Lemon Law Reforms
A coalition of vehicle manufacturers and dealers, including Hamilton Consulting clients, are supporting a Lemon Law reform bill being circulated by Sen. Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon) and Rep. Bill...
View ArticleAssembly Introduces Lemon Law Bill
Rep. Bill Kramer (R-Waukesha) has introduced Assembly Bill 200, which will help bring Wisconsin’s lemon law back into the mainstream with a number of reasonable changes. Wisconsin is universally known...
View ArticleWisconsin Lemon Law Reforms Generating National Attention
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) has posted a story and video about the positive reforms contained in Assembly Bill 200 and the “Lemon Law King’s” opposition to them. The bill will help...
View ArticleLemon Law Reform Passes Assembly in Bi-Partisan Vote
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 88-8 to enact long-needed changes to Wisconsin’s Lemon Law. AB 200 makes several significant changes to Wisconsin’s law, as outlined in this memo from the Wisconsin Civil...
View ArticleCivil Justice Reforms Move Forward
Now that it has completed work on the 2013-15 budget bill, the Wisconsin Legislature will take a summer recess and will reconvene in September. Legislative committees will continue to hold public...
View ArticleBusy Fall Floor Session Anticipated
The first portion of the 2013-14 legislative session was very busy for the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council (WCJC). Numerous bills supported by WCJC received public hearings, passed the Assembly and now...
View ArticleWisconsin Civil Justice Council Receives Outstanding Organization Award
The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council has gained national recognition for its role in passing sweeping legal reforms in 2011 and its continued commitment to combating lawsuit abuse. Members of WCJC and...
View ArticleGovernor Walker Signs Civil Justice Reforms into Law
Building off of the historic reforms signed into law in 2011-12, Gov. Scott Walker on Friday, December 13 signed three more important civil justice reforms into law. Below is a summary of each bill...
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