Recent Articles from DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES
Gov. Evers sues Republican legislators
Governor’s countersuit comes as Republican lawmakers refuse to release nearly $200 million in already-approved investments to fight PFAS, improve kids’ literacy, respond to hospital closures in Western Wisconsin.
Man pleads guilty to producing videos depicting monkey torture
Defendant also mailed a thumb drive containing 64 videos of monkey torture to a co-conspirator in Wisconsin.
Recommitment- Involuntary Medication
Richard appeals orders for his recommitment and for his involuntary medication, entered pursuant to WIS. STAT. §§ 51.20 and 51.61(1)(g)3., respectively.
Postconviction Motion for Resentencing
Randy Keith Scott appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of incest, and an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion for resentencing without a hearing.
Punitive Damages Statute
Pabst Brewing Company (Pabst) appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury’s verdict finding it in violation of the safe place statute and liable for approximately $6.9 million in compensatory and punitive damages for the injury and death of Gerald Lorbiecki from mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure.
Employment Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued under Title VII alleging employment discrimination against black employees of Village at Hamilton Pointe, LLC, a long-term care facility in Indiana.
Sentencing Guidelines- First Step Act of 2018
Colon, currently serving a life sentence for involvement in a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) as per 21 U.S.C. § 848(a), appealed the rejection of his motion for a reduced sentence under § 404 of the First Step Act of 2018.
Insurance Claim
Maria and Jose Jimenez were involved in a car accident with Stephen Kiefer.
Post-Conviction Relief
In 1996, Pope received a conviction for murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Disability Benefits Claim-ERISA
Artz, employed as an electric distribution controller at WEC Energy Group, retired due to multiple sclerosis (MS) and sought long-term disability benefits from a plan managed by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company.
Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
It was alleged that Jerome and Shaun Cohen through their companies, EquityBuild, Inc., and EquityBuild Finance, LLC (EBF), orchestrated a real estate Ponzi scheme spanning from 2010 to 2018.
Safer at Home Order-First Amendment
Denis Navratil, his spouse Dimple Navratil, and their enterprise, Dimple’s LLC, sued City of Racine and Mayor Cory Mason, along with a defamation claim against Mayor Mason.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies