Recent Articles from Eric Heisig
Area Variance
The Barron County Board of Adjustment's decision to deny Laura and Ryan Sutton's request for an area variance was reversed by the circuit court, which found the Board had failed to apply the correct legal standard and that its decision was arbitrary.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Eligibility
Wilson appealed a decision by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) regarding her eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Postconviction Relief
Molde had been convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child under twelve and incest with a child.
Restitution
Otho Harris visited a Boost Mobile store seeking help for his broken cellphone.
Qualified Immunity-Excessive Force
Brumitt, while intoxicated and lying on a utility box, was struck by Evansville Police Department Sergeant Sam Smith. Smith punched Brumitt four times in the face, rendering him unconscious.
Insurance Coverage-Disclosure of Confidential Information
Thermoflex Waukegan faced a lawsuit for allegedly breaching the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by implementing handprint-based timekeeping for its hourly employees without obtaining proper consent or utilizing a third party for data processing.
Adam Gerol named Ozaukee County Circuit Court judge
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Adam Gerol to the Ozaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 1.
Moms for Liberty to spend over $3 million targeting Wisconsin and other swing states
It will specifically target voters in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin, four states that are among the most important presidential battlegrounds this fall.
Grand jury indicts managing partner of Milwaukee’s Five O’Clock Steakhouse for sex trafficking a minor
The FBI is asking anyone with information about Stelio Kalkounos to contact the FBI in Milwaukee at 414-276-4684, option 7.
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events
The latest anti-trust enforcement may not be easy for Ticketmaster to just "shake it off.'
Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances.
American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory
The 14-year-old's family is also suing American, which is based in Fort Worth.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property