Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Small Claims Action
ABase Storage rented a storage unit to Michaud on August 20, 2018, pursuant to a written lease that allowed Michaud to store thirty-five vehicles at a monthly rent of $1,000.
Slip and Fall – Time-barred
Dennis S. Lendowski was walking to a relative’s house when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice on a public sidewalk abutting a building located at 3946 South Howell Avenue in Milwaukee.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Jeffrey Clemons went to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on June 5, 2019, to report that his former wife, Lindsey Lundequam, and her daughter, Johanna Survila, were following and chasing him in violation of a restraining order.
Money Laundering
Tam was involved in a scheme aimed at funneling illicit funds derived from Mexican drug traffickers' narcotics deals through Chinese bank accounts.
Wrongful Termination-Title VII
Gnutek alleged that he was wrongfully terminated from his position as a Gaming Senior Special Agent with the Illinois Gaming Board.
Sentencing Guidelines
In 2017, White was actively involved in a series of armed robberies in Indianapolis, primarily serving as a lookout for his coconspirators.
Joint-participant Exception
When a jewelry store in Chicago opened its doors, Diggs and two other individuals emerged from a Lexus SUV displaying Michigan license plates.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
C.B., a minor, grapples with generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and ADHD. During the 2017-2018 school year, the Brownsburg School Corporation identified C.B. as eligible for accommodations under the Rehabilitation Act.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Hirlston held the position of Optical Manager at a Costco store for several years, despite having lifelong disabilities that made bending, walking, and standing difficult for her.
Immigration- Asylum Request
Uulu, residing in Kyrgyzstan with his wife and children, became affiliated with an opposition party.
GOP threat to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge
Wisconsin Republicans have enjoyed outsize control of the Legislature in one of the most closely divided states for a dozen years. Maintaining that power is now at the heart of a drama involving the state Supreme Court that has national political implications.
Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after 16-year-old boy killed on the job
A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191,000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and other child employees were hurt in a string of accidents.
Legal News
- Milwaukee Men sentenced to Federal Prison for pharmacy robberies and firearms offenses
- Man arrested in death of 4-year-old was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian
- Justice Department strengthens efforts, builds partnerships to address the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
WLJ People
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