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Weekly Case Digests – May 26, 2020 – May 29, 2020

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Under the immigration laws, a noncitizen who is authorized to live permanently in the United States is a lawful permanent resident—also commonly known as a green-card holder.

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United States Supreme Court Case Name: Romag Fasteners, Inc., v. Fossil. Inc., et al. Case No.: 18-1233 Focus: Trademark Infringement – Damages When it comes to remedies for trademark infringement, the Lanham Act authorizes many. A district court may award ...

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The Clean Water Act forbids “any addition” of any pollutant from “any point source” to “navigable waters” without an appropriate permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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In 48 States and federal court, a single juror’s vote to acquit is enough to prevent a conviction.

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Inter partes review is an administrative process in which a patent challenger may ask the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to reconsider the validity of earlier granted patent claims.

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For nearly a century, the Anaconda Copper Smelter in Butte, Montana contaminated an area of over 300 square miles with arsenic and lead.

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The petitioner, D.J.W., seeks review of an unpublished, authored decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's order extending his involuntary commitment.

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This case centers on whether, based on the evidence introduced at trial, a circuit court properly instructed a jury on the "alternative methods" paragraph of Wis JI——Civil 1023 (2019) (the "alternative methods instruction").

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This disciplinary matter comes to the court on Attorney Robert B. Moodie's appeal of a report and recommendation of Referee James W. Mohr, Jr.

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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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