News Supreme Court Holds “Generic.com” Marks May be Greater Than the Sum of Their Generic Parts and Sufficiently Distinctive to Qualify for Trademark Protection All trademarks are not created equal. The value of a mark and its eligibility for…GELSSeptember 10, 2020
News Court of Appeals Calls Out Milwaukee County Pension Board for Inventing Eligibility Criteria to Deny Retirement Benefits In 1965, the state legislature gave Milwaukee County home rule authority to amend the 1937…GELSSeptember 10, 2020
News COVID-19 AND THE WISCONSIN COURTS COVID-19 has impacted nearly every facet of society, and courts are no different. In Wisconsin,…GELSAugust 5, 2020
News Trespasser Immunity In 2011, Wisconsin enacted Wis. Stat. § 895.529 “Civil liability limitation; duty of care owed…GELSAugust 5, 2020
News An anomaly in Wisconsin law: Wisconsin law does not directly address service of a summons and complaint on individuals living abroad How is an individual who is living abroad, but is sued in a Wisconsin state…GELSJune 30, 2020
News The Wisconsin Supreme Court holds the defense is permitted to present the alternative methods paragraph of the medical malpractice jury instruction in light of competing expert opinions in a complex medical malpractice case. In a case in which firm attorneys James Gutglass and Jason Prekop defended a defendant…GELSJune 30, 2020