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Case Digests

Mar 18, 2024

Insurance Claim-“Broad Evidence Rule”

Margrit Meier, proprietor of the Hartland Inn restaurant, submitted a coverage claim to Wadena Insurance Company following a fire that ravaged her establishment.

Mar 18, 2024

Retaliation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Brooks, a former police lieutenant who developed sleep apnea, asserted that the City violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to reasonably accommodate his condition, discriminating against him, and retaliating against him for lodging complaints.

Mar 18, 2024

Juror Procedure-Allowance of Expert Testimony-Jury Instructions

Artis had been previously convicted of misusing public funds for personal political purposes.

Mar 11, 2024

Termination of Parental Rights

Appeals from an order of the circuit court terminating her parental rights to her son, John.2 On appeal, H.C. argues that WIS. STAT. § 48.426(3) is unconstitutional on its face because it does not define a specific burden of proof for the State at the dispositional phase of a proceeding to terminate parental rights.

Mar 11, 2024

Postconviction Relief-Sentence Modification

Lyons appealed his conviction and the denial of his postconviction motion for sentence modification.

Mar 11, 2024

Employment Law

On June 17, 2020, MFD Chief Mark Rohlfing terminated Peden from his position as a heavy-equipment operator.

Mar 11, 2024

Evidence

The City of Glendale appeals from an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Robert Cronwell and ordering the City to produce an unredacted version of the application to sell alcohol beverages submitted by PrimeTime Events, LLC.

Mar 11, 2024

Sufficiency of Evidence

Hudson was convicted by a jury of second-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime (PTAC).

Mar 11, 2024

Warrantless Search

Law enforcement stopped a vehicle driven by Ashley Campbell. While an officer drafted citations for traffic infractions, another officer arrived with a police canine and ordered Campbell and her passenger out of the vehicle.

Mar 11, 2024

Evidence-Sentencing Guidelines

Anthony Bender, Jr. was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, resulting in a 96-month prison sentence.

Mar 11, 2024

Gender Identity Support- Due Process and Free Exercise Clauses of the U.S. Constitution

Parents Protecting Our Children, an organization of parents, sought to halt the implementation of the Eau Claire Area School District’s Administrative Guidance for Gender Identity Support.

Mar 11, 2024

Illinois Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act

Candice Martin, representing herself and her deceased husband Rodney Martin's estate, sued Goodrich Corporation and PolyOne Corporation, Rodney's former employers.

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