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Calumet Equity Mutual Insurance Company appeals orders of the Washington County Circuit Court granting summary judgment, awarding attorney fees to West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, and awarding attorney fees to David Schaefer.

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Feliciano Douglas appeals the circuit court’s order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion to vacate his 2001 conviction and grant a new trial.

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Mark Kuckuk and Catherine Kuckuk were divorced in 2011, and the Green County Circuit Court entered post-divorce orders on March 14, 2017, and May 9, 2017, that are the subjects of this appeal.

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Colin Habram appeals judgments convicting him of maintaining a drug-trafficking place, arson, and intentional mistreatment of animals and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Colin Turner was injured while jumping onto an inflatable airbag during Country Fest, a music festival organized by Chippewa Valley Music Festival (“Chippewa Valley”).

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Lionel T. Ashley appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of child abuse (intentionally causing bodily harm).

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Kimberly Thomas appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of misdemeanor bail jumping and an order denying her motion for postconviction relief.

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Brady Adams appeals a judgment, entered upon his no contest pleas, convicting him of second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and possession of a firearm while intoxicated.

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Mark Thompson appeals an order dismissing his petition for judicial relief pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 244.16 (2015-16).

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The State appeals from the trial court’s order that required that the State disclose the identity of a confidential informant (CI) to Robert Billings and the dismissal of the case.

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Lynda Morris’s license to operate a motor vehicle was revoked due to her refusal to submit to a chemical test after her arrest for third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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John Soletski appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of Krueger International, Inc., and its insurers, Federal Insurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA.

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These consolidated appeals present two issues following our remand in Webster v. Krizan, No. 2016AP25, unpublished slip op. (WI App Mar. 28, 2017) (hereinafter, Krizan I).

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In our earlier examination of this case, we questioned whether Mr. May filed a timely notice of appeal from the decision of the district court but decided that we lacked sufficient information to answer that question.

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Petitioner Jason Lund appeals the denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

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In the City of Markham, Illinois, 16018 South Spaulding Avenue (the “Property”) is home to The Church of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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In the wee hours of the morning on April 12, 2015, thieves stole approximately 104 Ruger firearms from a train sitting in a Chicago railyard.

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In March 2007 the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) brought charges before the Illinois Pollution Control Board (the Board) against EOR Energy, LLC (EOR) and AET Environmental, Inc. (AET).

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Mark Mittelstadt owned a tract of land in Richland County, Wisconsin, that was enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (“CRP”), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), from 1987 to 2006.

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William Rainsberger was charged with murdering his elderly mother.

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In 2009 Allstate Insurance Company launched an internal investigation into suspicious trading on its equity desk.

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An organization known as Keep Chicago Livable and six individuals challenge the constitutionality of Chicago’s Shared Housing Ordinance.

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Weekly Case Digests – February 11, 2019 – February 15, 2019

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C.H.B. appeals the circuit court’s orders terminating his parental rights to his three children pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.415(4) on the petition of S.M.G., C.H.B.’s ex-spouse and the children’s mother. C.H.B. makes a single argument, which is a facial challenge to the constitutionality of § 48.415(4). Section 48.415(4) allows the termination of parental rights based on the continuing denial of physical placement or visitation.

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Danielle Jackson, a former inmate at the Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center, a state correctional facility, was working as a cook in the kitchen of the facility on March 4, 2014, when Kettle Number One tipped, spilling boiling water on her and causing her significant burn injuries.

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Samantha H. Savage-Filo appeals from a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor theft and from an order denying her postconviction motion, which sought to withdraw her plea as not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary due to her trial counsel’s ineffective assistance.

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Under the Federal Arbitration Act, parties to a contract may agree that an arbitrator rather than a court will resolve disputes arising out of the contract.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that respondent Danny Hill, who has been sentenced to death in Ohio, is entitled to habeas relief under 28 U. S. C. §2254(d)(1) because the decisions of the Ohio courts concluding that he is not intellectually disabled were contrary to Supreme Court precedent that was clearly established at the time in question.

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Federal law regulates the fees that attorneys may charge Social Security claimants for representation before the Social Security Administration and a reviewing court.

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The question in this qualified immunity case is whether two police officers violated clearly established law when they forcibly apprehended a man at the scene of a reported domestic violence incident.

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