Program Chair:
Michael P. Crooks
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
Program Chair & Presenter:
Edward E. Robinson
Cannon & Dunphy, S.C.
Brookfield
Presenters:
Lawrence J. Drabot
Ratzel & Associates, LLC
Brookfield
Amy Hetzner
Schmidt, Rupke, Tess-Mattner & Fox, S.C.
Brookfield
Mark E. Larson
Gutglass Erickson Larson & Schneider, S.C.
Milwaukee
Sarah E. Peterson
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Ashley M. Schutt
Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C.
Waukesha
David J. Turek
Gass Turek, LLC
Milwaukee
Matthew J. Van Keulen
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
8:30 a.m. Coverage issues involving Door Dash and Other Food Delivery Services
- Ramirez v. Voyager Indemnity Insurance Co.
- Food Delivery drivers and when automobile insurance has a delivery exclusion
- Common exclusions in automobile policies
Lawrence J. Drabot
8:55 AM Medical Malpractice Update
- Wren v. St. Mary’s Hospital
- Constitutionality of the COVID-19 Immunity Statute’s prohibition of a jury trial
Mark E. Larson
9:10 a.m. UIM Coverage Update
- Gohlke v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.
- Fredrich v. Farmers Group Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- Limits when the individual is not “occupying” the vehicle
- Insurers UIM exclusion and if it is permissible
Ashley M. Schutt
9:30 a.m. Criminal Act Exclusions
- Westbrook v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
- Homeowners insurance exclusions for criminal behavior
- Minor involved injury
Matthew J. Van Keulen
10:05 a.m. Negligent Hiring Claims Against Interstate Trucking Brokerage Companies
- Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC
- Preemption and state tort law claims against trucking brokers
Edward E. Robinson
10:30 a.m. Safe Place Law and Punitive Damages
- Lorbiecki v. Pabst Brewing Company
- Understand what was affirmed and what was reversed
David J. Turek
10:55 a.m. Letters of Protection and Expert Testimony
- Kyllonen v. Artisan and Truckers Casualty Co.
- Treating physician opinions and whether they are barred in a personal injury case
Amy Hetzner
11:05 a.m. The Ethics of Using AI
- Mata v. Avianca, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. June 22, 2023)
- United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026)
- Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc. (N.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2024)
- Warner v. Gilbarco, Inc. (E.D. Mich. Feb. 10, 2026)
- Filing briefs with fabricated ChatGPT cases
- Claude AI and whether the output is work-product
- Are counsel’s LLM prompts protected work-product
- Are a pro se litigants AI searches protected work-product
Sarah E. Peterson
12:05 p.m. Program Concludes
- Understand the legal issues emerging in Wisconsin tort practice so you’re prepared for the cases that land on your desk
- Get an overview of recent major court decisions on tort matters and receive the information you need to represent your clients with confidence
- Explore current ethics topics in legal practice, including the use of AI, through case studies drawn from real courtroom decisions
- Stay current on insurance coverage developments across UIM, criminal act exclusions, and emerging areas like food delivery service liability
- Civil litigators
- Insurance lawyers
- Torts and personal injury attorneys
- General practitioners
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