POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 4:36 pm

BY: Associated Press

Two brothers who were molested by a priest have dropped their claims for punitive damages against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 2:34 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

The Social Security Administration reasonably interpreted federal law in determining that only children supported by a deceased wage earner in his or her lifetime are entitled to Social Security benefits, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 2:27 pm

BY: Pat Murphy, Dolan Media Newswires

A defendant that prevailed in a personal injury case filed in federal court could not recover its costs for translat­ing documents from Japanese to English, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision.

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 2:10 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

The Board of Immigration Appeals’ determination that a parent’s years of residency are not imputed to a child is a permissible construction of federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 12:50 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

A Madison attorney who argued a landmark sentencing guideline case before the U.S. Supreme Court had his Wisconsin law license revoked Wednesday.

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 11:21 am

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

Bridget Boyle, a partner at Boyle, Boyle & Boyle SC, Milwaukee, has had her Wisconsin law license suspended for 60 days.

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Struggling to get meetings with prospective clients?

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 9:49 am

BY: Associated Press

A more than $2 million settlement has been accepted in the case of a Michigan man who was permanently disabled by carbon monoxide poisoning in Wisconsin.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 4:18 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Three circuit court judges elected in April will start their six-year terms early.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 4:16 pm

BY: Associated Press

A Wisconsin appeals court says a wrongly jailed man can seek reimbursement from the state.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 3:13 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

A judge wants evidence and specific claims from a Milwaukee man who is suing state Sen. Lena Taylor and Associated Banc-Corp. for allegedly cashing his checks.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 2:43 pm

BY: DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES

There’s a notion in the law community that once someone’s been through law school, they should know what they’re doing and not need to ask for help.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 2:11 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

John Daniels Jr., chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, received the Friend of the University Award from the Marquette University Alumni Association. The award recognizes distinguished leadership and/or service to Marquette University by a nonalumnus/alumna. Daniels was selected due to his work as a supporter of Marquette’s Urban Scholars Program, which provides 10 full-tuition [...]

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 1:22 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that the Sixth Amendment requires criminal defense attorneys to warn noncitizen clients if a guilty plea carries a risk of deportation, the justices are poised to decide just how far back that constitutional protection extends.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 11:45 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s decision to hire a private attorney without first consulting the county could end up costing him more than $55,000.

POSTED: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 9:10 am

BY: Associated Press

An Outagamie County jury on Monday awarded two brothers $700,000 in a fraud trial against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.

POSTED: Monday, May 21st, 2012 at 2:06 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday suspended the law license of Eau Claire attorney Anne Brown for two years.

POSTED: Monday, May 21st, 2012 at 12:42 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

The golden arches. The swoosh. The blue ribbon. They’re all famous brands that immediately connote thoughts or feelings in those who see them.

POSTED: Monday, May 21st, 2012 at 11:01 am

BY: Associated Press

The Supreme Court says it will consider shutting down a legal challenge to a law that lets the United States eavesdrop on overseas communications.

POSTED: Monday, May 21st, 2012 at 9:27 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Glendale solo practitioner Randy Enochs hates to turn away business, even if it means catering to a combative client.

POSTED: Monday, May 21st, 2012 at 7:41 am

BY: Associated Press

A Racine County jury found a 30-year-old man guilty of killing a 21-year-old man over his driving.

POSTED: Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 9:24 am

BY: Associated Press

A judge has lowered bail for a Madison truck driver and his wife who are accused of starving and torturing the man’s 15-year-old daughter.

POSTED: Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 3:43 pm

BY: Associated Press

A federal judge has ruled that Wisconsin public union members must proactively tell the state to subtract dues from their paychecks.

POSTED: Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 2:53 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed next term to take up cases dealing with sufficiency of evidence and parental rights.

POSTED: Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 2:07 pm

BY: SYLVIA HSIEH

Lap-Band maker Allergan has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government over problems with the weight loss device.

POSTED: Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 12:49 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Rob Teuber knows most people don’t associate tax law with hard rock, but for the attorney with Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP, the two are a compatible blend.

POSTED: Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 11:23 am

BY: Kirsten Klahn

Four Morrison residents on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against town officials for prohibiting residents from placing signs with political or religious messages on their property, according to a Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty news release.

POSTED: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 3:00 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

A brief phone call or letter is often all that is needed for people to access arrest records or find out who signed a recall petition.

POSTED: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 1:52 pm

BY: Pat Murphy, Dolan Media Newswires

A divorced taxpayer was required to report as income her share of her former husband’s disability pay, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled in upholding a $3,587 deficiency assessment.

POSTED: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 1:36 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

Congress has passed legislation that will temporarily save dozens of bankruptcy judgeships in 14 states and Puerto Rico from expiring.