Recent Articles from Alex Zank
Insurance Coverage
Tommy Harris developed bacterial sepsis due to recurring infections during dialysis treatment at a Belleville, Illinois clinic.
Fraudulent Inflation of Stock Price
Appvion, Inc., a paper company based in Wisconsin was purchased by its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2001.
Sentencing-Premises Enhancement
In October 2019, Randall Craft admitted guilt to a charge of conspiring to distribute more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.
Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
Antisemitic messages line the streets of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
A federally elected Wisconsin official is among possible victims of Havana Syndrome.
Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
Complaints about the fiduciary responsibility of the leadership and concerns of many members linger.
Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
Why did a BigLaw firm in Boston wait nearly five years before suing a client over millions of dollars in unpaid legal bills?
Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
Chesebro was also named in the Wisconsin civil lawsuit.
FTC hits Williams-Sonoma with ‘record civil penalty’ for Made in America claims
The FTC said it then investigated six other products that Williams-Sonoma marketed as “Made in USA” and found those claims to also be deceptive, violating the 2020 order.
Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
The Appeals court overturned Weinstein’s 23-year sentence in a 4-3 decision.
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor in airplane bathroom
Those depicted in the recordings were 7, 9, 11 and 14 years old at the time.
Commentary: Judge’s intemperate remarks warrant official review
Four of the women accused Michael “Mic” Isham, who previously served as the organization’s executive director, of directly harassing them with continuous “sexual banter”
Legal News
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
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