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Mobile home residents who lived in ‘squalor’ awarded $5.5M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury awarded more than $5.5 million to 31 residents of a Southern California mobile home park rife with problems, including sinkholes, sewage backups and rats. Jurors also found the owners of Friendly Village liable for elder abuse, lawyers for the plaintiffs said Monday. The amount of punitive damages in that […]
Referee: La Crosse attorney violated attorney-ethics rules
A referee has found that a La Crosse attorney violated three attorney-ethics rules while working on a divorce case.
Lawyer who battled Chevron may get chance to defend himself against disbarment
A New York attorney who won a landmark oil pollution judgment against Chevron in Ecuador's court system only to have his law license suspended at home for malpractice never got a fair hearing and should be allowed to defend himself against disbarment, a legal referee has ruled.
Are court costs imposed on criminal defendants an illegal tax?
By ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing a dispute over $1,611. The result, however, will carry a much higher price, impacting millions of dollars now raked in from criminal defendants who must pay to keep the heat turned up, the air conditioners humming and the floors waxed in local […]
Rights group: 40 lawyers, activists arrested
An international rights group says Egypt has rounded up at least 40 lawyers and activists since last month, the latest arrests in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent.
2 Keshena men who shot and killed neighbors’ dog sentenced
Two Keshena men who confronted neighbors and shot and killed their dog have been sentenced on weapons charges.
Man stabbed several times, then run over with vehicle
A 20-year-old man is in serious condition in Milwaukee after authorities say he was stabbed multiple times and then run over with a vehicle.
Authorities add new charges against couple in child’s death
Manitowoc County authorities have charged a man and a woman in the death of a 3-year-old child in July.
Republican Attorney General Schimel concedes to Josh Kaul (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel conceded defeat Monday to his Democratic opponent, Josh Kaul, saying the difference in their vote tallies is too great to overcome through a recount.
Referee: 90-day suspension for Oshkosh lawyer
A referee is recommending that an Oshkosh lawyer be suspended for 90 days.
Judge orders White House to return press credentials
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington is ordering the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly announced his decision Friday morning. CNN had asked that Acosta’s credentials be returned while a lawsuit over their revocation goes forward. The network’s […]
1 dead, 3 wounded in Kenosha County shooting
One person is dead and three others are wounded in an overnight shooting in Kenosha County.
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- Reinhart named the 2024 Wisconsin law firm of the year by benchmark litigation
- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
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- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
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