Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Redistricting could draw attention to Wisconsin’s Med Mal legal gap
"Wisconsin is one of the hardest states to prove a malpractice claim" - Attorney
Disbarred Attorney directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial
Michael Cohen's home and office were raided by the FBI in 2018.
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.
Legal News
- 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
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
- Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
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