The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Racine County and Oracular Milwaukee next month. Oracular was hired to install new human resources and payroll software. When the completion date came and went and the system was only 50 percent installed, the county terminated the contract and sued Oracular in Racine County Circuit Court.
The three questions the Supreme Court is expected to address in its review are:
- whether expert testimony is required to prove a breach of contract claim based on a delay in completion when the work to be completed is complex and interdependent.
- the proper analysis of when something is considered a "profession." Under Wisconsin law, if professional services have a different standard required for termination.
- whether people who provide computer software programming services relating to customized software are "professionals" under Wisconsin law.
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