Creditor's Rights Archives - Fox, O'Neill & Shannon, S.C.

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They Can Sue Me in Alaska, and Use Texas Law – For My Wisconsin Contract?

Negotiating contracts can be downright messy. By the time you agree to major business terms, you may not want to argue the “small stuff.” Jurisdiction,…

Diane SlomowitzSeptember 26, 2016

Business Commercial Creditor's Rights Litigation

Practice Corner: Strategic Arbitration – Everything Counts

Lawsuits involve a bit of procedural jockeying – substitution, consent to a magistrate judge, removal, picking a mediator. In arbitration, everything is up for grabs.…

FOSOctober 16, 2015

Business Creditor's Rights Criminal Francis J. Hughes

Repossession as Satisfaction Without Debtor’s Consent – A Recipe for Trouble

A recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision serves as a helpful reminder for secured parties to closely follow the Wisconsin statutes when foreclosing on a…

Francis J. HughesSeptember 10, 2015

Business Creditor's Rights Diane Slomowitz Employment Litigation

Court Strengthens At-Will Employee Restrictive Covenants

An enforceable restrictive covenant (covenant not to compete) protects an employer’s business when an employee leaves the employer to work for a competing business or…

Diane SlomowitzSeptember 8, 2015

Creditor's Rights FOS News Michael G. Koutnik

You Can’t Touch This: College Savings Accounts

It’s a common scenario: a customer refuses to pay, forcing a business to incur legal fees and court costs suing to recover the money owed.…

Michael G. KoutnikMarch 15, 2015

Business Commercial Creditor's Rights Criminal Diane Slomowitz Divorce & Family Employment FOS News Litigation

Search Online Court Records With Care

Many clients use the Wisconsin circuit court website, known as “CCAP,” wcca.wicourts.gov, to obtain information about state civil and criminal court cases. CCAP information includes…

Diane SlomowitzMarch 15, 2015