Recent Articles from KIMBERLY ATKINS, BridgeTower Media Newswires
Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
Angela Flowers had a car loan with Kia Motors Finance. One morning, she and her son noticed they were being followed by a truck.
Sentencing
Albert Larry Jr. appealed his conviction for conspiring to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
Evidentiary Testimony
Echols was found guilty of an attempt to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Jackson, a prisoner at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), was placed in a cell without running water for five days.
Contract
Zimmer Biomet, a medical-device manufacturer was sued by former sales distributors arising from a compensation agreement that guaranteed the distributors long-term commissions on all sales made within their distributorship territories after retirement.
Immigration- Cancellation of Removal
Juan Santiago Lopez, a Mexican national, sought to challenge an immigration judge's decision denying his request for cancellation of removal.
Unauthorized Drug Distribution-Jury Instructions
A nurse practitioner, Lisa Hofschulz, and her ex-husband, Robert Hofschulz, were convicted of conspiracy and multiple counts of unauthorized drug distribution, including one count resulting in a patient's death.
Insurance Coverage-Defense Costs
Robert Breuder, the former president of the College of DuPage, alleged defamation and other claims following his termination.
Sentencing Guidelines- Storing and Distributing Drugs
Montgomery, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
Six people were hospitalized.
Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
Remarks drew a complaint filed with the Ethics Commission.
Environmentalists appeal regulators’ approval of pipeline tunnel project
A federal judge in Madison last year gave Enbridge three years to shut down part of a line that runs across the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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