12-1875 Begolli v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.
11-2984 U.S. v. Hagler
2011AP1661 Maas, et al. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, et al.
2011AP2075 Tyler v. Schoenherr, et al.
2011AP1560 Jahn Transfer Inc. v. Horizon (H&S) Freightways Inc., et al.
2011AP1529 Baker v. DHS
2011AP466 McCarthy v. McCarthy, et al.
11-139 U.S. v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC
10-1261 Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC, v. Simmonds
A fast-tracked legislative proposal lifting the statute of limitations on a handful of violent crimes would erase the legal barrier for victims to potentially receive justice against an offender, but it also could make cases harder to defend after six years.
2011AP643 Kalahari Development, LLC, v. Iconica, Inc.
Four bills that Republicans say will reduce the cost and number of lawsuits in the state passed the Minnesota House of Representatives last week.
2011AP25 Engel v. Parker
Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, words and labels mean everything.
2010AP2499 City of Waukesha v. Murphy
A state lawmaker is trying again to clear the way for civil lawsuits against child molesters.
2010AP2971 First Bank Financial Centre vs. Miller, et al.
2011AP167 Elliott v. General Casualty Company of Wisconsin
Torts
FTCA; medical malpractice; statute of limitations
Civil Procedure
Statute of limitations; relation back statute
Criminal Procedure
Statute of limitations; attempted murder
Criminal Procedure
Statute of limitations; attempted murder
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of severely beating a Brown County gas-station clerk in 1994 had his conviction overturned this week after an appeals court ruled that a statute of limitations should have applied to his case. Rodney A. Larson was charged in 2008 with attempted first-degree intentional [...]
Contracts Statute of limitations Gerard and Kelly Geiger appeal a summary judgment dismissing their negligence claim against Coleman Engineering Company and awarding Coleman attorney fees and litigation expenses. The circuit court concluded the Geigers’ suit was untimely because they did not make their claim within the time period required by their contract with Coleman. The [...]
Torts Breach of fiduciary duty; statute of limitations Bradford Amidzich and Allen Silverstein terminated their business agreement. Amidzich appeals a judgment deciding that payments he thought due him were not royalties and that rescissory damages, a constructive trust and prejudgment interest were not appropriate. Silverstein cross-appeals an underlying order deciding that the statute of limitations [...]
Civil Procedure Statute of limitations; tolling; class actions Where a plaintiff in a proposed class action in state court voluntarily dismisses the case, the statute of limitations is tolled during the period the suit was pending. “Sawyer did not have any way to prevent Park Bank from dismissing the original suit—nor did the state court [...]
Municipalities Special assessments; statute of limitations An aggrieved property owner must strictly comply with the 90-day period of appeal in sec. 66.0703(12)(a) or forfeit the right to appeal. “The legislature has explicitly directed that an appeal under Wis. Stat. § 66.0703(12) is the ‘sole remedy’ of a property owner aggrieved by a special assessment levied [...]
Motor Vehicles OWI; statute of limitations The State of Wisconsin appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing the criminal charges against Bradley A. Faber. Faber was issued a pair of citations for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) (First offense) by the City of Delavan in November 2005 and February 2006. The [...]
Tax Income tax; statute of limitations An overstatement of basis can be treated as an omission from gross income, triggering a six-year statute of limitations. “[A] plain reading of Section 6501(e)(1)(A) would include an inflation of basis as an omission of gross income in non-trade or business situations. See Regions Hospital v. Shalala, 522 U.S. [...]
Employment Discrimination; statute of limitations Oral notice that the EEOC has issued a right-to-sue letter is insufficient to trigger the 90-day statute of limitations. “Even if we were to adopt the Ebbert court’s rule, under which an oral communication may qualify as statutory notice if equivalent to written notice, Rollpoint would be no better off. [...]
