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Laura Schaeffer appeals a judgment of eviction entered after a bench trial.

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This dispute arises from the purchase by Bruchs Farms, Inc., of two irrigation systems from Oasis Irrigation, Inc., and Oasis’s installation of those systems in Bruchs Farms’ fields.

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Brandon Ritter appeals a judgment of conviction requiring him to pay $31,089.93 in restitution.

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After a vehicular accident, Leslie Gunderson and his son, Keagen Gunderson, brought a personal injury lawsuit against Jennifer Franks; her employer, Happy Trails Transport, LLC; and her employer’s insurer, Artisan and Truckers Casualty Company (collectively, Franks).

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Brandin L. McConochie appeals from a judgment convicting him of three counts of lewd and lascivious behavior, as a repeater, and from an order denying his postconviction motion.

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At issue in this construction dispute is whether the economic loss doctrine bars a negligence claim seeking purely economic losses—delay damages—by one subcontractor against another with whom there was no contract.

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Mister N.P. Bratchett appeals a judgment of conviction for mutilating a body with the intent to conceal a crime, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.11(1) (2015-16), following a jury trial.

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Wyatt Kontny appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking one day of additional sentence credit under WIS. STAT. § 973.155 (2017-18).

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Quaid Q. Belk appeals from his judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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MODS International, Inc., appeals a small claims judgment awarding Karen Mayo $10,000, plus costs. MODS argues the circuit court erred by determining that MODS was not entitled to an equitable adjustment of the time in which to complete its obligations under the parties’ contract.

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James Schultz, as trustee for the Thomas Seubert & Nancy Seubert Revocable Trust (the Trust), appeals a summary judgment order dismissing the Trust’s slander of title and interference with contract claims against the Jensen, Scott, Grunewald & Shiffler, S.C., law firm.

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Sunflower Prop II, LLC, appeals a judgment validating the enforceability of Oneida County’s pier ordinance and the County’s finding that Sunflower is in violation of that ordinance.

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Dawn Petit appeals a divorce judgment dividing the marital estate, establishing monthly child support payments from her former husband, Terrance Petit, and ordering monthly maintenance to Dawn.

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Kane Robinson appeals from an amended judgment convicting him of felony murder, as a party to the crime, and from orders denying two postconviction motions.

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MidCountry Bank appeals an order voiding a sheriff’s sale of Todd and Carolyn Bork’s home and prohibiting MidCountry from executing a judgment on the Borks’ real property for as long as it remains their primary residence.

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Quincy Bioscience, LLC (“Quincy”) filed this civil action against Ellishbooks, related individuals, and entities (collectively “Ellishbooks”) alleging claims for trademark infringement, false advertising, dilution, and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1125, as well as claims under Illinois statutory and common law.

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This appeal asks us to consider under which federal employee compensation act a postal worker’s claim of emotional distress must be resolved.

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In December 2016, law enforcement officers facilitated a controlled buy of heroin from Juan Perez- —someone the officers suspected was a high-level drug dealer in the Beloit, Wisconsin area.

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For the second time, Kenneth Mayle has sued the State of Illinois to challenge state laws prohibiting bigamy, adultery, and fornication.

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Skyrise Construction Group, LLC, a subcontractor, sued Annex Construction, LLC, a general contractor, for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, negligent misrepresentation, violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505/1 et seq., and violation of the Wisconsin Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Wis. Stat. 100.18.

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William Lund, a reporter, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois after discovering a police‐run prostitution sting operation in the course of his news‐gathering activities.

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Weekly Case Digests – May 18, 2020 – May 22, 2020

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Katelyn Leach appeals a judgment of conviction from the Waupaca County Circuit Court for operating a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a controlled substance in her blood, second offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(am).

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Martindale Pinnacle Construction (MPC) appeals an order denying MPC’s motion to reopen a default judgment entered against it in a small claims action.

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In June 2017, Clarence J. Teynor executed a will directing that his property be sold and the net proceeds from the sale be distributed to his siblings and one nephew.

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Sarah Reed and Christopher Pappathopoulos were divorced in 2016 following a bench trial on issues that included child support.

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Keith Abbott appeals a judgment of conviction for second-degree intentional homicide, which the circuit court entered after accepting Abbott’s Alford plea.

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We review an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing an order of the circuit court that granted sentence credit to Richard H. Harrison, Jr. pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 973.155(1)(a) (2017–18) and remanded with directions to advance the commencement of concurrent terms of extended supervision for Harrison's 2007 and 2008 cases to the date they would have begun but for Harrison's confinement for unrelated convictions that later were set aside.

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Jason Whittlesey and the Department of Workforce Development appeal an order of the Wood County Circuit Court affirming the Labor and Industry Review Commission’s determination that Whittlesey voluntarily terminated his employment without good cause attributable to the employer, within the meaning of WIS. STAT. § 108.04(7)(b) (2017-18), and was therefore ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

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Timothy Rumpf appeals from a judgment of mortgage foreclosure, which was entered after the circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the mortgage holder, Bank of New York Mellon (the “Bank”).

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