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The state Supreme Court's decision to hear a deep tunnel lawsuit has placed the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District at risk of spending at least $16 million to resolve the dispute.

An eight-year fight between the state and a former Milwaukee storage yard owner over a sunken barge is going back to the courthouse where it all began.

A lawsuit from two Madison residents contesting the merits of a controversial downtown hotel expansion project will not be heard by the state Supreme Court.

A Wisconsin Dells resort cannot sue a Madison-based contractor for moisture damages resulting from a water park project built more than 10 years ago, according to a Court of Appeals ruling Thursday.

A developer who sued the state to get more money for property taken through eminent domain now must return some of the original payment.

Requiring municipal judges to possess a law degree would help avoid giving carte blanche to local law enforcement and city attorneys, a legislator said Thursday.

Two Madison residents have petitioned the state's Supreme Court to hear a case regarding the Edgewater Hotel expansion.

So, what do you think of the Legislature’s plans regarding concealed carry in the state Capitol?

Civil and criminal protections for individuals using deadly force to defend themselves would be increased under a bill passed Thursday by a state Assembly committee.

Legislation calling for state Supreme Court justices to be appointed instead of elected could be introduced this week.

Trial lawyers and municipal lobbyists are going nose-to-nose over potholes.

A late amendment forced legislators Thursday to postpone debate of a bill that would increase self-defense rights in the state.

A state Assembly committee will consider self-defense standards as part of proposed bill up for debate Thursday.

Extended warranties are becoming increasingly popular with construction firms and the customers they’re trying to attract, but legal professionals warn both buyers and builders to avoid falling victim to big promises with little payoff.

A Coloma man and a Madison nonprofit want further review of a $35 million farm project proposed for Adams County. In a petition for judicial review filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Bob Clarke, a seasonal resident, and Family Farm Defenders Inc., allege the state Department of Natural Resources erred in its automatic approval of the dairy farm’s plans and ...

One high-rise, student-housing building on the block offers enough shade for Luther Memorial Church in Madison. The church, about three years ago, struck a deal with Madison developer LZ Ventures, which built the 14-story Grand Central Apartments on West Johnson Street immediately to the south of the church on University Avenue. In the deal, LZ paid Luther Memorial about $1.5 ...

All 72 counties in Wisconsin would be eligible to host court cases that feature the state as a lone defendant under a proposed bill working its way through the Senate.

Individuals filing cases against the state of Wisconsin could now have their arguments heard by the judge of their choice, according to a Senate bill approved by the governing body’s judiciary committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 117 would allow plaintiffs — who file cases where the lone defendant is the state or one of its boards or employees — to choose ...

Judges in Wisconsin might soon be required to consider GPS tracking of individuals who violate restraining orders related to abuse or harassment cases. The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce and Government Operations voted 5-0 to pass the measure Tuesday that would require courts to consider placing GPS tracking devices on restraining order offenders. The tracking device would notify the ...

Winneconne-based Radtke Contractors Inc. must pay $18,500 for failing to remove concrete debris that had fallen in Winnebago County’s Rat River during a 2006 bridge construction project, according to the state Department of Justice. Radtke was hired by the state Department of Transportation five years ago to replace the Highway M Bridge built over Rat River in the town of ...

By Adam Wise A Winneconne contractor must pay $60,000 as part of a settlement with the state for illegal grading and construction of a seawall and riprap in Lake Butte des Morts, according to the Wisconsin attorney general‘s office. Radtke Contractors Inc. also must remove rock riprap in some places and deconstruct portions of an estimated 166-foot lakeside seawall, according ...

Minutes after starting the Senate’s budget hearing, members broke into recess after a group of shouting protesters halted any chance for debate. State troopers arrested more than a half-dozen protesters, a few of whom had locked themselves to portions of the gallery without a key. Members of the Senate tried to push through the protests by completing roll call and ...