Divorce – Maintenance Modification
Susan Quaranta appeals an order denying her motion to modify the amount and duration of Michael Quaranta’s obligations under a limited-term maintenance order.
Frivolous Appeal and Attorney Fees
Newson, pro se, appeals dismissal of his claims against current Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Wagner and former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judges Kitty Brennan and John DiMotto (collectively, “the judicial defendants”).
14th Amendment-Due Process
Butler appeals an order denying his motion to dismiss his criminal charges based on his claim that the circuit court lacked personal jurisdiction over Butler because he was held in pretrial custody for 321 days before his initial appearance was completed, and 342 days before his preliminary hearing was held.
ERISA Act-Fiduciary Duty
These appeals present questions about enforcement of fiduciary duties of loyalty and prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, better known as ERISA, 29 U.S.C.
Jury Selection Errors
A jury convicted Howard of being a felon in possession of a weapon, but he asserts that the jury trial was tainted by errors that occurred during jury selection when the district court injected the prosecutor’s race into the Batson inquiry and otherwise improperly evaluated the peremptory strike against a Black juror.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Kinsella was a field operator for Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations when, in June 2013, he suffered work-related knee injuries that left him unable to work for three years.
Employment
Northrop Grumman laid off some workers in 2012 and did not provide severance benefits to all of them.
Liability Insurance
Plaintiffs Astellas US Holding, Inc. and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (treated here as one entity, Astellas) paid the federal government $100 million to settle potential claims for violations of the federal Antikickback Statute and the federal False Claims Act.
Patient’s Rights
The petitioner, Gahl holds health care power of attorney for his uncle, Zingsheim.
Involuntary Medication Order
In 2003, the Milwaukee County Circuit Court committed Hardy to the Department of Health Services (DHS), after determining that he was a sexually violent person pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 980. Hardy has been at the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center since that time.
Postconviction Motion
Jackson confessed to shooting and killing his girlfriend, Anicka Labourgeois.
Plea Withdrawal
According to the criminal complaint, nine-year-old Lucy told law enforcement that then-sixteen-year-old Larson had sexually assaulted her in October 2015 when she was spending the night at his home.
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