Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
No charges for Racine Police officers involved in fatal shooting of Timothy Burgess
Racine Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Timothy Burgess on May 22, 2023 will not face criminal charges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Monday. Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson issued the decision. As previously reported by the Wisconsin Law Journal, a routine Racine County traffic stop turned into a fatal-police shooting, […]
“Right-to-Take” Claims-Due Process
The parcel that Meyers owned when he commenced this lawsuit is located in Vilas County and is bordered to the west by U.S. Highway 51.
Employment-
Brian Toboyek appeals an order of the trial court dismissing his claims against his employer, the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS), and Belinda L. Graves, both individually and as an agent for WPS.
Bequeathed Funds Controlled by “Governing Instrument,”
At the time of his death, Martin Zolondick owned checking and savings accounts at Ally Bank (“Ally”), along with a large number of certificate of deposit (“CD”) accounts.
Regulatory Law
In March 2021, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Inc. (WMC) sued the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to stop it from conducting a sampling program as part of the permanent rulemaking process to develop surface water quality regulatory criteria for polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl compounds (known as PFAS) The DNR appeals from the order granting partial summary judgment in fav[...]
Postconviction Relief – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Evidence
Alvin James Jemison, Jr. appeals from a judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault of an unconscious person.
Damages
This case arises from an automobile accident that occurred on October 30, 2016, when Schnabel’s vehicle deviated from its lane of traffic and sideswiped Anderson’s vehicle.
Marital Interest
Joseph and Vanessa Gerger were married on February 5, 2018. On July 31, 2018, they purchased a home in Antigo for $90,000.
Breach of Sale
Prior to 2014, Coleman & Hartman, S.C., Larry Coleman, and Sue Hartman (collectively, C&H) owned and operated an accounting firm.
Divorce-Jurisdiction
The parties were married on February 16, 2001; they separated when Sulieman left Fisher in 2008; Sulieman moved to and resides in Milwaukee; and Fisher remains in Detroit, Michigan, where the parties had resided together.
Summary Judgement-Causation and Reasonableness
Around 4:36 AM, Simmons, Washington's cellmate, woke up to the sound of Washington, a pretrial detainee, struggling to breathe. Despite Simmons' efforts to shake Washington awake, there was no response.
Violating Fourth Amendment Rights
C.S., who has developmental and cognitive disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, faced a distressing incident.
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