Recent Articles from James Nicodemus, Special to the Wisconsin Law Journal
Employment Law-Benefits Eligibility
Plaintiffs, a group of police officers and firefighters for the City of Milwaukee, appeal an order of the circuit court denying their motion for declaratory judgment and dismissing their action.
Tenant Eviction-Wisconsin Consumer Act-Attorney Fees
This case began as an eviction action by Koble Investments against its tenant, Elicia Marquardt.
Immigration-Jurisdiction
An immigration judge (IJ) denied Morris Ndlovu's application for cancellation of removal.
Civil Procedure
The three plaintiffs, Xingjian Sun, Xing Zhao, and Ao Wang sued their professor, Gary Gang Xu, involving various allegations.
Eminent Domain
Before us is another chapter in Pamela Antosh and Ned Lashley’s litigation challenging the Village of Mount Pleasant’s use of its eminent-domain power to acquire their property.
Invalid Search-Fourth Amendment
Dylan Ostrum was being investigated for alleged drug dealing and possession of firearms.
Sentencing-Procedural Challenge
William Campbell with his cousin, allegedly committed burglary in an Indiana residence, stealing more than 25 firearms, subsequently sold to another individual.
Medicaid Act
The background of the case centers around Saint Anthony Hospital's financial struggles, attributed to delayed and reduced payments by MCOs, which manage Medicaid benefits under Illinois’ shifted system from a fee-for-service model to managed care.
Unpaid Rent
This case revolves around a disagreement concerning unpaid rent for a department store located within an Illinois mall.
Trade Secrets-Corporate Ownership Dispute
The founders of GeLab Cosmetics LLC, an online nail polish retailer based in New Jersey, Xingwang Chen and Shijian Li, both Chinese citizens, are embroiled in a dispute regarding GeLab's ownership and accusations of trade secret theft.
Admission of Evidence
While on federal supervised release, David Perez was caught on a police surveillance camera holding what appeared to be a firearm, a clear violation of both his release conditions and federal law.
Insurance Coverage
Tommy Harris developed bacterial sepsis due to recurring infections during dialysis treatment at a Belleville, Illinois clinic.
Legal News
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
- Jury finds Wisconsin man sane in sexual assault, killing of toddler
- Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous children
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
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