High court hears challenge of sales tax used for Resch Expo, other projects
A case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday threatens to invalidate a Brown County sales tax used to reduce debt and pay for road work, a new expo center and other projects. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, arguing on behalf of a group called the Brown County Taxpayers Alliance, contended the state […]
GRGB lands attorneys on Super Lawyers, Rising Stars lists
The Milwaukee-based trial and litigation law firm of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown has announced that several attorneys from their team have been recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Lindner & Marsack attorneys earn Super Lawyer designations
Lindner & Marsack placed four attorneys on the Super Lawyers list. Honorees include Douglas Feldman, Gary Marsack, Daniel Pedriana and Oyvind Wistrom. Feldman and Wistrom were also named as Best Lawyers by U.S. News & World Report, along with Daniel Finerty and Jonathan Swain.
10 Herrling Clark attorneys named Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Herrling Clark Law Firm had 10 of its attorneys named among the 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers.
Jury begins deliberations at Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
The jury began deliberating Tuesday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse after listening to dueling portrayals of him as a "wannabe soldier" who went looking for the trouble, or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
Exciting advances in IP theft investigations can protect you, your clients
Intellectual property theft and misuse of proprietary data makes headlines nearly every day – brazenly stolen by an unknown (and sometimes known) miscreant. But what happens when you’re the one in charge of securing data or finding it has been stolen in the first place?
Murphy & Prachthauser’s Hockers named Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer
Murphy & Prachthauser Attorney Michelle Hockers has been named the 2021 Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer by the New Lawyers Section of the Wisconsin Association for Justice.
Justices turn away VW appeals over emissions scandal suits
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests.
Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state's case against the nation's three biggest drug distributors to trial, saying they must be held accountable for their role in the nation's opioid epidemic.
GOP candidate for governor sues state Elections Commission
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission seeking to suspend the guidance the agency gave to local election clerks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Closing arguments begin at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (UPDATE)
Attorneys were set to deliver closing arguments Monday at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial in the shootings of three men during street unrest in Kenosha, the last word before jury deliberations in a case that has underscored bitter division in the U.S. over guns, protests and policing.
Madison diocese directs parishes not to hold vaccine clinics
The Madison Catholic Diocese has instructed its 102 parishes not to host coronavirus vaccination clinics in their schools and churches.
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