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The 2021-2022 supplement includes a number of changes, such as the following:

• The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision concerning a punitive-damages award in a breach-of-contract and unjust-enrichment case
• New rules govern the conditions of liability and benefits available for law enforcement officers and firefighters with posttraumatic stress disorder in some situations
• Wisconsin’s federal district courts issued decisions in several tortious interference cases
• The Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined whether a law firm was responsible for significant tax liabilities incurred by shareholders of a closely held corporation

 All statutory, case-law, and regulatory citations in the book have been updated.

The 2020-2021 supplement includes a number of developments, including the following:

• The Wisconsin Court of Appeals considered whether Wis. Stat. § 704.95 bars a criminal prosecution against a landlord for engaging in unfair trade practices for failing to follow the regulations in the Wisconsin Administrative Code regarding return of security deposits and considered the availability of attorney-fee awards
• The Wisconsin Legislature enacted a temporary presumption applicable to first responders who sustain injury as a result of COVID-19
• The Wisconsin Court of Appeals considered whether a community-based residential facility is a health-care provider
• The Wisconsin Court of Appeals discussed the “actual-innocence” rule in attorney malpractice cases arising out of criminal matters

All statutory and case-law references have been checked for changes, and the worker’s compensation wage and rate chart in chapter 13 has been updated. 

The 2019–20 revision includes a number of changes, such as the following:

• In a 2019 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court discussed exhaustion of remedies in Fifth Amendment Takings Clause claims
• In an opinion issued in 2019 and ordered published in 2020, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals discussed whether estate and wrongful death beneficiaries might be entitled to prejudgment interest under Wis. Stat. § 628.46
• The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, in a 2019 opinion, discussed whether malice is an element of a tortious interference cause of action
• The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 2019 opinion, decided whether an attorney can be liable to a party named in a will if the attorney was negligent in drafting or supervising execution of the will

All statutory, regulatory, and case-law cites in the book have been updated, and several discussions have been tightened or reformatted for improved readability.

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