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“The district court in this case structured its upward departure from the PSR’s suggested offense level of 11 to an offense level of 13 by increasing one offense level for Peterson’s first three criminal history points in excess of the ...

Where the plaintiff customers did not allege that they had received late bills, or that they intended to disregard the bills and late fees, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the customers’ claims for declaratory and ...

Scott Stannard appeals from a judgment convicting him of theft and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Stannard contends that the presentence report writer was biased against him, prejudicing the sentencing process. We affirm. This opinion will not ...

“While the Sixth Circuit’s reading of Apprendi is now perhaps a tenable one (and might indeed be the wave of the future), it is not, at this point, our reading. It is true, as noted by the Sixth Circuit, that ...

Plaintiff corporation had been defendant corporation’s exclusive Wisconsin sales representative for 28 years when defendant terminated the agreement with 90 days’ notice. Defendant did not pay plaintiff commissions for orders submitted during the 90-day period; plaintiff brought this action alleging ...

“[A] federal reserve bank is open to the public for substantially all of its banking functions whenever the check-processing department is open for the receipt of checks, which in the case of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is 24 ...

“In the trial of this criminal case I used a verdict form in which special interrogatories on all elements of the crime preceded a question on guilt or innocence… My reasons for using this verdict form appear in the transcript, ...

“We are unable to identify any difference in situation or circumstance between properties located in populous counties and properties located in other counties in the state that would necessitate different legislation for the classes in challenging their property assessment. Properties ...

According to expert testimony elicited at the administrative hearing, landspreading manure improperly results in the release of pollutants to surface water or groundwater. If applied near streams, or on fields with drainage tile systems, runoff of pollutants into surface waters ...

“Despite Rau’s and Weingardt’s affidavits, which support the view that the payment to PTG was not part of the purchase price for Presidential’s assets, we believe that the nature of these transactions precludes summary judgment, at least on the record ...

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Because we find that reasonable persons in the position of the plaintiff in the present case could reasonably believe that they had coverage under this exception for the supervision and control of their own child, the rule of narrow construction ...

Even though the trial court erred in its belief that the law mandates the questions to be considered in tandem, a close reading of the court’s disposition shows that the law was, in actuality, followed. As to the first question, ...

“The record establishes that the presence of lead in the water is due to the corrosion of the water pipes, which are made of lead that dissolves in the water – but only when the water is still, as it ...

“Brunson and Progressive contracted for $25,000 of UIM insurance, and Brunson paid a premium for that amount of coverage. However, Wis. Stat. sec. 632.32(4m)(d), in effect at the time Brunson purchased his policy, required UIM coverage of at least $50,000. ...

In the absence of a showing of detrimental reliance by the residents, we conclude that the town may still, after 70 years, accept the continuing offer to dedicate the roads for public use. We also find that the town’s actions ...

“A law that grants preferential treatment on the basis of race or ethnicity does not deny the equal protection of the laws if it is (1) a remedy for (2) intentional discrimination committed by (3) the public entity that is ...

“The duty of good faith and fair dealing is implied in the insurance contract. We interpret insurance contracts to meet the reasonable expectation of the insured. Therefore, we conclude that the correct view is that the duty of good faith ...

Cheryl L.M. appeals from an order entered pursuant to Wis. Stat. sec. 51.20(13)(g)3 extending her commitment to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute (WMHI) for 12 months. Cheryl maintains that Sheboygan County failed to present sufficient evidence to prove that she ...

“Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Hoffman, we find that there is an issue of fact as to whether Hoffman would be able to operate the high-speed scanner. Because “Congress perceived that employers were basing employment decisions ...

“As this contract is written, UIM benefits are owed only when the tortfeasor’s liability insurance is insufficient to cover the UIM policyholder’s damages. According to the plain language of the policy, that insufficiency does not arise unless and until the ...

Charlotte Nelson appeals from a judgment of divorce. The issue is whether the court erroneously exercised its discretion in dividing the property. We conclude it did not. We affirm. This opinion will not be published. Dist IV, Grant County, Vandehey, ...

“It is undisputed that the job posting required the applicant to hold one of several specific types of bachelor’s degrees: Education, Recreation or Social Work. Schaffner does not hold such a degree; rather, she had a bachelor’s degree in English. ...

“The result in the instant case is governed by our decision in Smith v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. … Like the definition of underinsured vehicle in Smith v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., we conclude that the definition of underinsured vehicle ...

Julaine Kinnard appeals from an order transferring primary physical placement of the parties’ six-year-old daughter Walker from Kinnard to her ex-husband, Peter Kinziger. Kinnard argues that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion by refusing to grant a continuance after ...

“Triana’s interrogatory is evidence of racial discrimination, since it suggests that Triana believed that Dr. Sanghvi could have difficulty forming patient relationships with white women because of his race. However, all of the other facts, which are basically undisputed, point ...

“Judge Crawford has engaged in seriously unacceptable judicial behavior. He has demonstrated no understanding of the impropriety of his behavior and therefore has expressed no remorse for it. Indeed, he has continuously portrayed himself as a maverick, an innocent victim ...

Ann Marie Jahimiak appeals an order denying her motion for increased maintenance from her ex-husband David Ralph Jahimiak. The dispositive issue is whether Ann demonstrated a substantial change in the parties’ financial circumstances. We conclude that she did not and ...

“[Unless an employer] is trying to encourage early retirement (which it isn’t) why would Sullair want a pension plan that rewards employees for quitting? Cf. McNab v. General Motors Corp., 162 F.3d 959 (7th Cir.1998). Employers can structure their plans ...

Defendant was on parole when he was charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. His parole was revoked, and he was sent to prison to begin serving the remainder of his sentence on the parole ...