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On October 22, 2018, Ozaukee County filed a Statement of Emergency Detention by Law Enforcement Officer against R.CJ.Y.2 A probable cause hearing was scheduled for October 24, 2018.

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Malcolm Sanders appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of two counts of delivering heroin, as a repeater and as a party to a crime.

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Darius Kavonta Smith appeals from nonfinal orders of the trial court denying his motion to bar a retrial of the charges against him on the ground that it would violate double jeopardy.

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Cashe Newville appeals an order that adjudged him guilty of first-offense operating while under the influence of a controlled substance (OWI), contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).

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Sean Pugh, pro se, appeals two orders denying successive motions and relief he sought through letters he filed in the circuit court seeking the appointment of counsel, postconviction discovery, and postconviction relief from a 2013 judgment of conviction for multiple drug offenses.

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The history of this litigation began in the circuit court for Brown County, Wisconsin.

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American Airlines employed Kimberly Bilinsky for more than two decades.

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Fifth Third Mortgage Company sued several individuals and businesses after it fell victim to a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Pat Hudson was a long time employee of Consolidated Communications (“Consolidated”), who was discharged due to strike-related misconduct.

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In the mid- to late-1990s, the late David Boucher cut down nine trees on his family farm in Indiana.

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This case is about an on-and-off, decades-long effort to stop an Indiana steel mill’s pollution.

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Saint Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish in Chicago hired Stanislaw Sterlinski in 1992 as Director of Music.

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Debt collector Med-1 Solutions, LLC, attempted to recover two unpaid medical bills on behalf of Beth Lavallee’s healthcare provider.

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Demetrise Harper appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to three charges: possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); possession of a firearm by a felon, id. § 922(g); and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C).

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This appeal presents an insurance coverage dispute between Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company.

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John Evans is a state prisoner and, unquestionably, not a healthy man.

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Frankie Brown pled guilty to distributing a controlled substance.

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Plaintiff Bradley Lavite is a combat veteran who works in the Administration Building of Madison County, Illinois, as superintendent for the County’s Veterans Assistance Commission.

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This appeal centers on the performance of the court-appointed receiver of financial advisory firm Nutmeg Group, LLC.

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The University of Illinois fired Louis Wozniak in 2013. Until then he had tenure on the faculty of the College of Engineering.

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Eric Mapes was arrested for trespassing after being refused service at a CVS store.

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Donald and Mary Timm sustained serious injuries in a horrific motorcycle accident.

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Washington Federal Bank brought a default action against Patrick Doherty, John Farano, Jr., and Worth Conversion, LLC, for notes related to various real estate ventures.

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Police arrested five men involved in a string of Milwaukee armed robberies in late 2016.

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Section 522(b)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code states that a “debtor may exempt from property of the [bankruptcy] estate the property listed in either paragraph (2) or, in the alternative paragraph (3).”

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After Michael Campos’s August 2011 arrest for driving under the influence, his employer—the Cook County Sheriff’s Office—began termination proceedings.

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Weekly Case Digests – August 26, 2019 – August 30, 2019

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This case involves the application of the economic loss doctrine to a negligence claim brought against Super Products LLC. Secura Insurance, a Mutual Company, seeks recovery for damages arising from an allegedly defective product sold by Super Products to Secura’s insured pursuant to a contract.

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Department) appeals from the circuit court’s order concluding that the monthly payments Christine Tarrant received from a testamentary trust account did not constitute countable unearned income when determining her eligibility for medical assistance.

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William and Suzanne Edwards wanted to rebuild their home, but their plans required a setback variance.

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