The Wisconsin Court System announced this week the expansion of the Commercial Docket Pilot Project beginning April 1. Under the expansion, parties filing commercial cases in any Wisconsin county will now be able to transfer their cases to the Commercial Docket.

Wisconsin’s Commercial Docket (a.k.a. Business Court) Pilot Project began in July 2017 in Waukesha County and the Eighth Judicial Administrative District. The Commercial Docket allows parties filing large claim and commercial cases to transfer their cases to specific judges with business experience for expedited resolution.

In her 2018 State of the Judiciary Address, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Roggensack highlighted the pilot project. According to Chief Justice Roggensack, the majority of cases have been filed as prohibited business activity cases, and other cases include internal business organizations, business sale consolidations, franchise related claims, and sales securities. Chief Justice Roggensack said while these cases typically take about 36 months to resolve, the commercial docket has typically resolved cases in less than one year.