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On behalf of Peterson, Berk & Cross, S.C.
Peterson, Berk & Cross will be closed at noon on December 31, 2013 and all day on January 1, 2014. The firm will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2014. Our normal business hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Thank you and have a safe holiday.
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On Dec. 19, a Court of Appeals decided that a Wisconsin man waited too long to file a wrongful death suit against his wife’s convicted killer. The statute of limitations specifies that wrongful death lawsuits must be filed within two years of the date when the identity of a murderer has been established within a […]
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If you’re a worker who is pursuing (or thinking about pursuing) an employment-law complaint, you may have ideas about the monetary value your case is worth. Unfortunately, workers’ own case valuations are usually wrong. Very wrong, in fact. Workers often come up with wrong valuations because they rely on factors that are important to the workers- such […]
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Wisconsin drivers may be interested to learn that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, announced on Dec. 8 a plan that will help elderly drivers be safer while driving. According to the report, elderly drivers are actually the safest group that uses national roadways but, as the number of elderly drivers increases, they […]
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The details of the accident that killed Paul Walker of “Fast and Furious” fame are reasonably well-known at this point. However, another fact about the car accident is beginning to emerge, and it’s coming from the world of professional drivers. They have known for many years that the Porsche Carrera GT was especially difficult to […]
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It is common for employees (including professional and executive employees) to play the wrong cards, so to speak, during severance negotiations. That is, employees negotiating severance agreements often raise issues to their employers that they believe, incorrectly, provide strong leverage or potential legal claims. Don’t get me wrong. Many employees who are fired and/or approached with […]
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PBC attorney John Peterson has recently been selected for inclusion on the 2013 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list, published by Milwaukee Magazine. Only 5% of attorneys in Wisconsin are chosen each year for inclusion as a Super Lawyer.
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A collision between a truck and an SUV in Gordon left one person dead and four others injured. The crash is being investigated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin State Police. The accident happened on the morning of Nov. 29 at around 7:00 a.m. when a truck collided with a sport utility […]
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