Recent Articles from Jack Zemlicka, [email protected]
Insurance-Arbitration Award Enforcement
Sun Holdings acquired a workers’ compensation policy from American Zurich Insurance, which stipulated Sun's responsibility to cover the initial $250,000 of each claim.
Immigration- I-360 petition-Due Process
Maria Smith, a Mexican citizen, faced denial of legal status in the U.S. by immigration authorities.
Bankruptcy-Insolvency Assessment
Hofmann oversaw several businesses, including Games Management and International Supply.
Social Security Disability Benefits-Burden of Proof
Morales appealed an administrative law judge's (ALJ) ruling that she wasn't disabled and thus ineligible for Social Security disability benefits.
Lease Dispute-Timeliness
AsymaDesign, LLC, an entity operating a virtual-reality ride in a shopping mall, leased space from CBL & Associates Management, Inc. Due to noise complaints, CBL relocated the ride within the mall, per the lease agreement.
Fourth Amendment-Illinois Concealed Carry Act
Dameron faced charges of possessing a firearm as a felon after police officers observed what appeared to be a gun in his waistband on a live video feed from a pole camera and subsequently found a gun on him during a frisk search on a public bus in Chicago.
Milwaukee County setting up RFP for courthouse project
County officials expect the RFP to be released in mid-June.
WLJ not invited to the party: State Bar closes doors to media
Other criticisms of the State Bar published recently included its diversity program and, as always, its mandatory membership rule.
Medicaid unwinding: 360,000 in Wisconsin lose coverage as eligibility checks resume
Some states have done more than Wisconsin to minimize bureaucratic hurdles.
Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos says recall petition effort against him failed
The recall is complicated because new legislative maps go into effect in the fall election.
Chief Justice Ziegler establishes attorney retention and recruitment committee to address attorney shortage
The lawyer shortage not only impacts the constitutional rights of defendants – it also affects victims and our communities.
Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions
Roughly 30,000 visitors are expected in Milwaukee next month.
Legal News
- 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
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
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