The Perils of the CCAP Shortcut
January 2, 2020 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Background Checks, CCAP, Ryan M. Billings
The Consolidated Court Automation Program (known as “CCAP”) is a searchable website operated by the Wisconsin Courts that contains docket information on Wisconsin state court cases (most states have similar programs). Because it is searchable by name, employers may be tempted to run the names of job applicants through CCAP as a quick and free […]
Natural Gas Antitrust Case Is Back in Wisconsin
September 21, 2019 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Antitrust, Melinda A. Bialzik, Natural Gas, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings
KMK is delighted to report that it has obtained additional settlements of nearly $30 million in its longstanding price-fixing antitrust litigation on behalf of Wisconsin institutions. The additional settlements follow more than $20 million in settlements that KMK obtained in 2017, bringing all class action recoveries to date to roughly $50 million. The litigation continues […]
Employee or Independent Contractor?
June 27, 2019 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Employee, Independent Contractor, Ryan M. Billings
Utilizing a mix of independent contractors and full-time employees offers organizations staffing flexibility and cost savings. In today’s “gig economy,” it’s not surprising that more and more companies are moving in this direction. However, there can be significant risks and penalties if workers are misclassified. With independent contractors, organizations avoid paying the benefits that […]
The New Rules: One Year Later
April 10, 2019 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Melinda A. Bialzik, Robert L. Gegios, Rules of Civil Procedure, Ryan M. Billings
The apparent effects of the new Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedure since being put in place. Last year, KMK cautioned that sweeping changes were coming to the Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedure through legislation passed by the Wisconsin legislature in April 2018 (see this feature article). As the one-year anniversary of the rule changes […]
KMK Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers
November 13, 2018 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Awards, Matthew Gerdisch, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings, Samuel Wisotzkey
Three attorneys from Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. (KMK) (Robert L. Gegios, Matthew P. Gerdisch, and Samuel C. Wisotzkey) were recognized as 2018 “Super Lawyers” in Wisconsin and one KMK attorney (Ryan M. Billings) was recognized as “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars.” The annual Super Lawyers list, compiled by Thomson Rueters, recognizes no more […]
KMK Continues Its Litigation Victories in Federal Appeals in Major Natural Gas Price-Fixing Cases
September 25, 2018 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Antitrust, Litigation, Melinda A. Bialzik, Natural Gas, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings, U.S. Supreme Court
For more than a decade, Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. (KMK) has been representing Wisconsin businesses in massive antitrust litigation brought against eleven large energy companies accused of fixing natural gas prices. These efforts resulted in a settlement with four of the energy groups for $20.5 million, the proceeds of which were distributed to Wisconsin […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Need for Carefully Drafted Non-Compete Agreements
June 28, 2018 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Non-Compete Agreements, Ryan M. Billings, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Under Wisconsin law, non-compete, non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements between employers and employees are enforceable, but only if the agreements are narrowly tailored to protect the employer from unfair competition. A recent decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court reiterates how important it is to make sure such agreements are meticulously drafted. In Manitowoc Co., Inc. […]
KMK Article on New Civil Procedure Rules is Featured on Cover of Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine
June 28, 2018 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Melinda A. Bialzik, New Discovery Rules, Robert L. Gegios, Rules of Civil Procedure, Ryan M. Billings
Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. litigation attorneys Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings, and Melinda A. Bialzik wrote the cover story for the June 2018 issue of Wisconsin Lawyer, published by the Wisconsin State Bar Association. The article, entitled “Sweeping Changes to Rules of Civil Procedure,” details the dramatic impact the revisions to the procedural […]
Recent Publications by KMK Attorneys
November 5, 2017 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Melinda Bialzik, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings
KMK is again providing judges and lawyers important scholarship to guide pretrial litigation discovery, though the State Bar of Wisconsin. Continuing their decades of work, Robert Gegios and Melinda Bialzik are authoring another edition of “Chapter 2 – Scope of Discovery” in Pinnacle Books’ Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice. Robert and Melinda also authored, earlier […]
Good News: New Federal Law Allows Businesses to Use Federal Courts to Redress Theft of Trade Secrets
October 19, 2017 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Defend Trade Secrets Act, Ryan M. Billings, Whistle-Blowers
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) allows parties to file suit in federal court even if the requirements of federal diversity jurisdiction are not met. As a result, most claims of misappropriation of trade secrets can now be filed in federal court (not the case previously). The federal court system has different procedures, […]
