The State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee voted down an amendment Thursday that would have extended a proposed bill's transparency requirements to lawyers who work for the state at an hourly pay rate.
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Read More »While opposing sides debate the need to limit lawyer contingency fees, some are questioning why only certain payments are up for discussion.
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Read More »Wisconsin has not seen a case in which lawyers obtained a huge contingency fee payout since three firms landed a total of $75 million during the big tobacco settlement of the 1990s.
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Nearly two years after Justice David Prosser allegedly put his hands around the throat of another Wisconsin justice, the incident continues to dominate debate about the future of the state’s highest court.
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DNA evidence helped put Chris Ochoa behind bars for a murder he did not commit.
Tagged with: DNA Innocence Project J.B. Van Hollen John Chisholm Marty Kohler Scott Walker U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »The proposed Washington sequester – or automatic federal spending cuts – will hit Wisconsin's judicial system in the pocketbook.
Read More »Two state bills are drawing boos from some personal-injury attorneys who see a threat to the timing that can be crucial in asbestos-related lawsuits.
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Read More »Nearly $144 million has gone to Wisconsin borrowers under a settlement between 49 state attorney generals and the five largest mortgage servicers in the country, according to reports cited by the Wisconsin Attorney General’s office.
Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday publicly reprimanded a Larsen lawyer with a history of professional misconduct.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said Thursday her decision to recuse herself from an ethics investigation into a fellow justice’s conduct has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with workplace safety.
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Read More »State money will go toward two domestic abuse resources in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday.
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The battle for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat could come down to civility, according to candidates at a pre-election forum Thursday.
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