Supreme Court Issues Split Decision Expanding Liability of Physicians

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 17, issued a split decision which greatly expands the liability of physicians in medical liability cases. The case involved the scope of a physician’s duty to inform a patient, often referred to as “informed consent.”   The three-Justice majority decision was authored by Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, joined […]

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Concealed Carry and Firearms Laws in Wisconsin

The Legislative Reference Bureau has released a brief detailing Wisconsin’s recently enacted concealed carry law and other various firearms laws. The brief details: the history of Wisconsin’s concealed carry law; concealed carry licensing; limitations on concealed carry; and other firearms laws. 

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Plaintiffs Entitled to Receive “Phantom Damages”

The Spring 2012 edition of the Federalist Society’s State Court Docket Watch features an article authored by Hamilton Consulting’s Andrew Cook. The article, Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Plaintiffs Entitled to Receive “Phantom Damages,” provides an in-depth analysis of the high court’s unanimous decision in Orlowski v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. Part I of […]

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Vote Cook for Environmental Law Section Board

Hamilton Consulting’s own Andrew Cook is running for the public interest position on the board of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Environmental Law Section.   Andrew Cook is an attorney with the Great Lakes Legal Foundation, a non-profit public interest law firm. Mr. Cook is also a consultant with the Hamilton Consulting Group, LLC. He […]

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Legislative Summer Study Committees Announced

The Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council has released the list of study committees that will meet this summer to examine major issues and problems identified by the Legislature. The study committees are made up of Legislators and citizens who are interested in or knowledgeable about the study topic. This summer’s committees are as follows: Special Committee […]

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Walker vs. Barrett, Round 2

Mayor Tom Barrett’s relatively easy victory on Tuesday was a surprise to few, as most of his primary advertising focused on the big prize: defeating Gov. Scott Walker. However, Barrett, having lost the governor’s race to Walker in 2010, knows his goal will not be accomplished any easier the second time around. In that 2010 […]

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Recall Elections Key to Control of the State Senate

Immediately after the 2010 elections, many observers viewed the State Senate as the Republican stronghold least likely to change hands in the years to come. Yes, the Assembly Republicans had a very large partisan seat advantage, but Senate Republicans would be on the offensive and sitting in districts with wider voter margins in their favor […]

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Watch for Hamilton Consulting’s Recall Analysis After the Polls Close

Don’t forget to get out and vote in today’s recall primary! The polls are open until 8PM, and you do not need to have an ID to vote. Voters may cross over to vote in different parties’ primaries so long as they only vote in one election for each office – Governor, Lt. Governor, and […]

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Walker Holds Lead Two Weeks Before Primary

According to recent polls, Gov. Scott Walker leads Democratic challengers Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk, with the recall primary less than two weeks away. Walker had been trailing the leading Democratic opponents, Kathleen Falk and Tom Barrett, in earlier polls. The Candidates Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) is the first candidate seeking the Democratic nomination. […]

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Retirements and Redistricting Shape the Fall Elections

Although the recall elections have accelerated the process and drawn the attention of election-watchers away from the general elections, the biennial fight for control of the Wisconsin legislature has quietly begun. Candidates for office this fall can now officially circulate nomination petitions. This year, Wisconsin has moved its partisan primary election date up one month […]

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