The 2025-2026 Supplement includes a number of changes such as:
- In 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion about personal jurisdiction over non-U.S. citizens
- A 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion discussed whether an incorrect finality statement in an order made the order’s finality ambiguous
- The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals analyzed whether a business had sufficient contacts with Wisconsin such that the state could exercise specific jurisdiction over it
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals considered whether to affirm a summary judgment against a party whose delay was caused by misleading information from her attorney.
The 2024–25 Supplement includes a number of changes such as:
- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin analyzing how to measure the amount in controversy in a declaratory-judgment action
- A 2024 Wisconsin Supreme Court case assessing whether a two-day waiting period was central to a statutory scheme and therefore affected the circuit court’s competency to conduct a hearing
- A 2025 U.S. Supreme Court case deciding whether a case in federal court would be remanded to state court when the pleadings were amended after removal to withdraw the federal law claims
- In 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court analyzing the phrase “aggrieved by an order” in Wis. Stat. § 5.06(8) to determine standing to appeal a decision of the Wisconsin Elections Commission
- The Wisconsin Court System website’s tables for circuit court fees, forfeitures, fines, and surcharges have been updated
- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals analyzing the meaning of the word “recovered” in Wis. Stat. § 895.043(6) and the defendant’s liability for compensatory damages
The 2023–24 revision includes a number of changes such as:
- A 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion clarifying the test for determining whether a party has standing to challenge an administrative agency decision
- A 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion discussing the limits of Wisconsin circuit court subject-matter jurisdiction
- A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court opinion discussing whether a state can require an out-of-state corporation to submit to the general jurisdiction of that state’s courts as a condition of the corporation’s registering to do business in the state
- Recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decisions discussing class certification orders, compliance with statutory service requirements and personal service on an agency or an agency official, voluntary dismissal of civil forfeiture actions, and whether an incorrect statement in a summons affects a court’s personal jurisdiction over a defendant
In addition, many book section have been revised or supplemented, including sections that address attorney fees, client trust accounts, standing, mootness, form of documents, electronic filing, and more!
Volume I
1. Accepting a Litigation Client
Conflict-of-interest clearance; initial client conference; notice to client not accepted; fee agreements; fee recovery opportunities; fee splitting and referral fees; client trust accounts; substitution of counsel; frivolous claims and defenses
2. Venue, Statutes of Limitation, and Other Initial Considerations
Parties; venue; statutes of limitation; justiciability; lis pendens; notice in actions affecting validity of state statutes
3. Jurisdiction
Subject-matter jurisdiction; personal jurisdiction; in rem and quasi in rem jurisdiction
4. Joinder of Parties and Claims
Joinder of claims and remedies; joinder of parties; third-party practice (impleader); interpleader; intervention; substitution of parties; class actions; class actions for violation of consumer rights
5. Pleadings
General rules of pleading; complaint; answer; counterclaims; cross-claims; jury demand considerations; amendment of pleadings; supplemental pleadings
6. Service of Process
Importance of proper service; summons; manner of service; proof of service; challenge of service; special service requirements
Volume II
7. Provisional Remedies and Declaratory Relief
Temporary restraining orders; temporary injunctions; receiverships; declaratory relief
8. Motion Practice
Law governing motions; noticed motions; ex parte motions; response to motions; hearings; court’s decision; specific motions, including motions for rehearing, to amend or supplement pleadings, to change venue, to substitute or disqualify judge, to substitute parties, for more definite statement, to strike, in limine, related to discovery, for statutory sanctions, and to shorten or enlarge time
9. Termination Without Trial
Voluntary dismissal; involuntary dismissal; motion to dismiss; default judgment; failure to prosecute; judgment on the pleadings; summary judgment
10. Discovery
Objectives and uses; formal discovery; informal discovery; limitations on scope, including privileges and immunities; waiver; judicial supervision and enforcement
11. Dispute Resolution Procedures
Alternative dispute resolution; medical mediation; statutory settlement offers
12. Case Management Procedures
Scheduling order; pretrial conferences; consolidation; severance
Index
For an in depth view of the content in this book, please click to view Table of Contents.