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Founding partner of DeWitt Ross & Stevens dies (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 2:44 pm

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

Attorney Jack DeWitt, one of the founding partners of Madison-based DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC, died Tuesday night of natural causes at his home, according to firm marketing director Michelle Friedman.

Brookfield attorney pleads guilty to fraud (UPDATE) (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 2:30 pm

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

A Brookfield attorney who pled guilty to felony fraud charges on Wednesday could face a stricter sentence structure than normal because of missed court appearances that resulted in his arrest and incarceration.

State Sovereignty — navigable waters (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:53 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

10-218 PPL Montana, LLC, v. Montana

Civil Rights — qualified immunity (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:51 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

10-704 Messerschmidt v. Millender

Civil Procedure — mootness (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:50 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

09-958 Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc.

Sentencing — abuse of trust enhancement (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:49 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

11-1511 U.S. v. Bradshaw

Criminal Procedure — successive appeals (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:40 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2010AP1720 State v. Jackson

Consumer Protection – HIPA — attorney fees (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:38 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2010AP2831 Integrity Construction Group Inc. v. Neary

Criminal Procedure — speedy trial — Confrontation Clause — ineffective assistance (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:37 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP38-CR, 2011AP39-CR State v. Jacobson

Criminal Procedure — double jeopardy (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:35 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP82 State v. Wilfert

Search and Seizure — warrantless searches — plain view (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:34 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP188-CR State v. Bunch

Evidence — other acts (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:33 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP284-CR State v. Nash

Family – maintenance – modification — change in circumstances (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:31 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP600 In re the marriage of: Imig v. Imig

Sentencing — presentence credit (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:30 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP774-CR State v. Brewer

Insurance — CGL policies — duty to defend — economic damages (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:28 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP1041 Tabor v. Kronich, et al.

CCW — sufficiency of the evidence (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:27 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP630-CR State v. Powell

Contracts — stock re-purchase agreements — good faith (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 11:26 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP788 Beidel v. Sideline Software, Inc.

Incumbent judges move on in primary election (access required)

All four incumbent circuit judges running for re-election in the spring survived the Tuesday primary, but three finished second on the ballots.

Assembly ends workplace discrimination awards

POSTED: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 9:17 pm

BY: Associated Press

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would put an end to punitive and compensatory damages for workplace discrimination.

Complaint filed against Madison attorney involved in redistricting (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 4:48 pm

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

A Madison attorney hired to provide legal guidance on legislative redistricting in Wisconsin is the subject of an ethics complaint filed with the Office of Lawyer Regulation.

Tribal court transfer statute up for first review (access required)

For the first time since enactment of sec.801.54(2), governing which court should hear a case when both state and tribal courts have jurisdiction, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will interpret the new rule.

Attorney plans to challenge constitutionality of felony gun charge (UPDATE) (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 11:08 am

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

A felony gun case against a Wauwatosa attorney took a unique twist Tuesday when the defense announced plans to challenge the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s gun silencer statute.

Immigration – removal — aggravated felonies (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 10:17 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

10-577 Kawashima v. Holder

Criminal Procedure — Miranda warnings — custody (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 10:15 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

10-680 Howes v. Fields

Circuit court primary elections set for Tuesday (access required)

While there are no statewide judicial races to attract voters this spring, Wisconsin will have six circuit court primaries Tuesday.

Justices to consider error methodology (access required)

POSTED: Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 2:26 pm

BY: David Ziemer, david.ziemer@wislawjournal.com

Few rulings on appeal are as frustrating for a defense attorney as one that holds the defense is correct on the merits, but that the error was harmless.

Department of Labor issues new visa rule (access required)

POSTED: Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 2:22 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Newswires

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new final rule governing the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program that the agency said will give U.S. workers greater protections and job access.

Board of Bar Examiners could push mandatory credits outside of the classroom (access required)

The local newspaper disappeared and the Wall Street Journal took its place between the attorney’s face and the bankruptcy presentation at the front of the room.

Contract lawyers see opportunities, limits in same-sex cases (access required)

POSTED: Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 12:11 pm

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

Dissolving same-sex relationships offer business and transactional attorneys a relatively untapped, unexpected market.

Hurdles remain for $52 million patent verdict (access required)

POSTED: Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 2:52 pm

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

A $52 million federal jury verdict won by a small Middleton firm is the largest patent infringement award in the history of the Western District and could triple in coming weeks.

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