Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Cigna Health insurance group to pay $172 million to resolve false claims act allegations
Cigna Group has agreed to pay $172,294,350 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting and failing to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to increase its payments from Medicare.
Alyssa Chojnacki joins Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols
Attorney Alyssa N. Chojnacki has joined Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. in the firm's litigation practice group.
Brian Cooley joins Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols
Attorney Brian M. Cooley is joining Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC's transactional practice group.
Gov. Evers taps Shawanokasic for Menominee County Register of Deeds
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Monday announced his appointment of Mary Shawanokasic to serve as Menominee County Register of Deeds.
Summary Judgement-Negligence
This case arises out of a number of accidents that occurred in the morning hours of June 12, 2020, on northbound I-39/90/94 near the Town of Arlington in Columbia County.
Attorney Licensing
In 2003, Salem obtained a license to practice law in New York. Although he applied for a license to practice in Illinois, where he lived, he was denied.
Cannabis Dispensary Licensing
In 2019, the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Act was enacted, legalizing the recreational use of cannabis and instituting a licensing system for cannabis dispensaries.
Trump Tower in Chicago sued for failed compliance with environmental laws
Data provided by Trump Tower during discovery showed a “significant discrepancy” between the flow data recorded by the building’s automated system.
Police chief suspended after raid
The raids came after a local restaurant owner accused the newspaper of illegally accessing information about her.
FDA wants to regulate laboratory tests
Under the new proposal, FDA would gradually phase in tighter regulation of lab tests over five years.
Owner of home health company convicted of $2.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Indian national convicted in Michigan Wednesday for orchestrating a $2.8 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy.
Justice Department awards $4.4 billion to support state, local, and Tribal public safety
The Justice Department announced Thursday it is awarding more than $4.4 billion to support state, local, and Tribal public safety and community justice activities.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies