Statutory Interpretation – Safe Harbor
This appeal presents two questions of first impression concerning a federal excise tax on heavy trucks and the scope of a statutory safe harbor.
Statute of Limitations – Product Liability
This appeal turns on the Illinois discovery rule for applying the statute of limitations to product liability claims.
Statutory Interpretation – Assault
Todd Stands Alone, while imprisoned at a federal correctional facility in Wisconsin, injured a correctional officer.
Arbitration Award
It would be difficult to overstate the strength of the Supreme Court’s support for arbitration when the parties have elected to resolve their disputes using that mechanism.
Weekly Case Digests – October 18, 2021 – October 22, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – October 18, 2021 - October 22, 2021
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
Pending before the court is Attorney Daniel Parks' second petition for reinstatement of his license to practice law in Wisconsin.
Unlawful Seizure – Suppression of Evidence
The State charged John W. Lane with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration, third offense, based on evidence obtained during a traffic stop.
Guardianship and Protective Placement
L.W. appeals orders for guardianship and protective placement. L.W. argues that the order for protective placement should be reversed.
Divorce – Property Division
Kimberly B. Rushman appeals the circuit court’s division of property in a judgment of divorce between herself and her former husband, Christopher John McMahon.
Jury Instructions
Eric Newman appeals a judgment of conviction for aggravated battery and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Ordinary Inquiry – Suppression of Evidence
The State appeals an order suppressing evidence found during a traffic stop of Joel R. Davis.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Amy was sexually assaulted by Cody Triebs inside the cab of Triebs’ pickup truck and on the truck’s tailgate.
Legal News
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property