Attorney Thadd Llaurado was one of the presenters at the following recent seminars: Oct 2011: NBI Advanced Products Liability, “Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial” and “How to make Science Understandable to a Judge and Jury” Oct 2011: NBI Advanced Trial Techniques”, “Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial–How to maximize Your Results” Nov 2011: MBA [...]
Last fall I attended an art gallery premier and witnessed a PowerPoint presentation that I thought was rather unique and instructive. The presentation consisted of 20 slides, each presented for exactly 20 seconds. The presentation from start to finish lasted exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds. I realized this had some potential for the legal [...]
Rights of victims of defective products cut The January 2011 special legislative session in Madison includes a plethora of new laws that will limit or curtail the rights of individuals injured by the careless conduct of corporations. Included is immunity for product retailers, such as Wal Mart and Target, for injuries caused by the products [...]
In its effort to make it more difficult for persons injured by negligent motorists or defective products to receive just compensation, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin legislature has introduced bills to change the State’s rules that would serve to restrict the type of expert testimony juries are allowed to consider during a trial. The proposed change, ironically, [...]
In 2008 a young lady contacted our office after she was injured in an accident that occurred at her apartment complex. Attorney Keith Stachowiak met with her and initiated a lawsuit on her behalf. She is a native of Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe located near the Black Sea between Romania and Ukraine. She [...]
I compiled some interesting statistics for one of our cases, the highest product liability verdicts and settlements in Wisconsin over the past decade. The information was provided by the Wisconsin Verdict and Settlement Reporter, and contains only amounts over $1 million. 11/14/08 Product Liability 13,538,525 Wrongful death of 3 year old from food poisoning 2/26/10 [...]
Personal injury attorney Thadd Llaurado returns to the Milwaukee Bar Association for its seminar entitled What Civil Court Judges Want You to Know The seminar will feature various Milwaukee County Trial Judges as well as two experienced trial attorneys Judge Sosnay – Scheduling Conferences and Final Pretrials Jugde Pocan – Voir Dire Art Simpson and [...]
I compiled some interesting statistics for one of our cases, the highest vehicle accident verdicts and settlements in Wisconsin over the past decade. The information was provided by the Wisconsin Verdict and Settlement Reporter, and contains only amounts over $1 million. 6/10/05 Vehicle Accident 9,375,000 Severe brain injury after collision between semi and his vehicle. [...]
Mark Baus will be speaking at the Wisconsin State Bar Center in Madison on September 24, 2010 at a seminar entitled “Interpreting Medical Information.” This seminar is aimed at assisting attorneys and other legal professionals to understand and accurately interpret information contained in the medical clinic and hospital records. Mark’s presentation at this seminar [...]
The last legislative session brought some changes to auto insurance in Wisconsin. The new laws changed the minimums limits required for certain types of coverage, such as liability limits and medical payment limits. Most policies that we see in the cases we handle had policy limits above the minimal limits that were in effect before [...]
