Recent Articles from Michaela Paukner, [email protected]
Rural Wisconsin voters face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
WILL: Biden’s margin would have been substantially narrower without drop boxes.
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.
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