Adverse Possession
Thomas D. Sykes and the other named plaintiffs (the Islanders) appeal an order granting summary judgment in favor of the Village of Summit and the Village’s Chief of Police Michael Hartert (collectively, Summit) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the State of Wisconsin (collectively, the DNR) and dismissing all of the Islanders’ claims and causes of action.
OWI – 2nd Offense
Traci L. Kollross appeals a non-final order of the circuit court which denied her motion to dismiss a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a second offense.
Personal Jurisdiction
Dwayne K. Pearson, pro se, appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to vacate and/or modify prior court orders pertaining to his two children.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Almost twenty‐five years ago, a jury convicted Christopher Coleman of armed robbery, home invasion, residential burglary, and aggravated sexual assault.
ALJ Error – Appeal Timeliness
Following her discharge from Kenco Logistics (“Kenco”), Mary Madison filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) charging that she was terminated in retaliation for engaging in protected activity.
Petition for Rehearing En Banc
On February 15, 2019, plaintiffs‐appellants filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc.
Trademark Infringement – Damages
Barrington Music Products (Barrington) sued Music & Arts Centers (Music & Arts), Guitar Center Stores, Inc. (Guitar Center), Woodwind & Brasswind Inc. (Woodwind), and Eastman Music Company (Eastman), for infringing on Barrington’s “Vento” trademark with their use of the trademark “Ventus.”
Breach of Duty of Care
Robert McCarty tripped over a product display sign at a Menard’s home improvement store and then filed suit.
Immigration – Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction, the Supreme Court has reminded us, “is a word of many, too many meanings.” Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 90 (1998) (quoting United States v. Vanness, 85 F.3d 661, 663 n.2 (D.C. Cir. 1996).
Weekly Case Digests – June 10, 2019 – June 14, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – June 10, 2019 – June 14, 2019
Illinois Brick Direct-Purchaser Rule
In 2007, Apple started selling iPhones. The next year, Apple launched the retail App Store, an electronic store where iPhone owners can purchase iPhone applications from Apple. Those “apps” enable iPhone owners to send messages, take photos, watch videos, buy clothes, order food, arrange transportation, purchase concert tickets, donate to charities, and the list goes on.
Qui Tam Limitation
The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods that apply to a “civil action under section 3730”—that is, an action asserting that a person presented false claims to the United States Government.
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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