Drywall class-action lawsuit revving up
A class-action lawsuit that claims Chinese-manufactured drywall made American homeowners sick is revving up in Virginia.
Regulators ask attorney general to investigate Lodi project
State utility regulators have asked the Wisconsin Department of Justice to investigate a waterworks project in Lodi after claiming the city lacked authorization to build it.
High court to hear dispute over city’s annexation of land for sand mine
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be kicking off 2019 with a lineup of oral arguments that includes a dispute between a city and town over whether the land for a sand mine was properly annexed.
Walker picks passed-over attorney to fill judgeship (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker has tapped the leader of the state’s parole commission and the legal counsel for a state regulatory agency to fill two spots on the Milwaukee County bench.
Court upholds conviction in snake-in-a-box case
A state appeals court says a man who sent his ex-girlfriend threatening messages as well as a live python was properly convicted.
Man taken into custody for 5th OWI offense
A 40-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested for fifth offense operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Complaint: 2 men dragged trooper along interstate
Two Wisconsin men have been charged with injuring a Minnesota state trooper during a traffic stop.
Court: Justice Ginsburg up and working after surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is up and working as she recuperates from cancer surgery. A spokeswoman for the court, Kathy Arberg, also says that Ginsburg remained in New York at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on Sunday. No information has been released on when Ginsburg might return home. Ginsburg underwent […]
High court proposing appeals process for bar-exam accommodations
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is proposing a rule change meant to improve the structure of the process that bar applicants with disabilities go through to request special accommodations when they take the state’s bar exam.
Competitor wins bid for bankrupt Wisconsin distillery
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s largest distillery is on the path to new ownership after filing for bankruptcy last month. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that local competitor Dancing Goat Distillery in Cambridge submitted the winning bid of nearly $2.5 million at a bankruptcy auction last week for Death’s Door Distillery in Middleton, a suburb […]
Mediation center to offer training in family-law mediation
The Milwaukee-based Family Mediation Center will be offering a spring mediation training session on family law.
Walker passed over 13 applicants to appoint AG as judge (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Brad Schimel recommended four other people, including one of his own campaign workers, for an open judgeship that Gov. Scott Walker gave him after he lost re-election, newly released records show. Walker handed Schimel the job on Nov. 20, a day after the Republican […]
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