Medical Malpractice-Summary judgment
Wetterling appeals from a summary judgment dismissing all of her claims against Sacred Heart Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and its insurer Preferred Professional Insurance Company.
Postconviction Relief – Evidentiary Hearing
Tramell E. Starks appeals an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence without an evidentiary hearing.
Termination of Parental Rights
Alice appeals from an order terminating her parental rights (TPR) to her daughter, Paige.
Protective Placement-Due Process Rights
Clara appeals from an order for her protective placement under WIS. STAT. § 55.08(1).
Insurance Claims
This appeal arises from an insurance coverage dispute following a 2019 fire that destroyed several of J&J’s buildings.
Discharge from Commitment
James was committed under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2021-22), as a sexually violent person.
Postconviction Relief-Sentencing
Garry Tyrone Stewart appeals from a judgment of conviction following his guilty plea to one count of second-degree reckless homicide, as a party to a crime, with use of a dangerous weapon.
Small Claims Action
ABase Storage rented a storage unit to Michaud on August 20, 2018, pursuant to a written lease that allowed Michaud to store thirty-five vehicles at a monthly rent of $1,000.
Slip and Fall – Time-barred
Dennis S. Lendowski was walking to a relative’s house when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice on a public sidewalk abutting a building located at 3946 South Howell Avenue in Milwaukee.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Jeffrey Clemons went to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on June 5, 2019, to report that his former wife, Lindsey Lundequam, and her daughter, Johanna Survila, were following and chasing him in violation of a restraining order.
Parental Rights Termination
C.D. appeals an order terminating her parental rights to her daughter, E.D.C.D. On appeal, C.D. argues that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when the court: (1) entered a default judgment against C.D.; (2) denied C.D.’s request for new counsel; and (3) denied C.D.’s request to proceed with counsel of her choice.
Condemned Property
This appeal involves the amount of just compensation that Kenneth and Doreen Stankowski were entitled to receive following a taking of their property by the City of Wausau.
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