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Jan 28, 2015

Stack Bros. accused of age discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a large heating and plumbing contractor in northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota.

Jan 28, 2015

Verona lawyer’s license suspended for 3 years

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended Verona attorney Andrew Bryant’s law license.

Jan 27, 2015

Lawsuit crowdfunding site taking off

Since launching lawsuit-crowdfunding website LexShares two months ago, co-founder and CEO Jay Greenberg said they've seen thousands of users sign up, with strong demand on both the investor and litigator sides.

Jan 26, 2015

DOJ didn’t track gay marriage case hours

The state Department of Justice says it doesn't have any records of the hours it spent defending Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, making the full cost of fighting the case impossible to determine.

Jan 26, 2015

Finding fair jurors in Tsarnaev case a ‘quixotic undertaking’

Relying on an analysis of questionnaires filled out by 1,373 prospective jurors, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has filed a third motion to transfer his case to another venue.

Jan 26, 2015

Panic attack, bad back: Juror excuses often vary widely

One prospective juror said she had a panic attack. Another claimed to have a bad back. A third is in the military and worried he would be deployed during the trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes.

Jan 26, 2015

Judge tells Vos his comments were ‘just not true’ (UPDATE)

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' criticisms of the nonpartisan board overseeing Wisconsin elections, campaign finance and ethics laws were "just not true," the chairman of the board said in a letter made public Monday.

Jan 23, 2015

US Supreme Court to consider lawsuit against railway

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a California woman whose legs were crushed while boarding a train in Austria can sue the Austrian national railway in a U.S. court.

Jan 23, 2015

State justices to decide covenant concern

When David Friedlen was asked by his employer of almost 20 years to sign a restrictive covenant or lose his job, he signed on the dotted line.

Jan 23, 2015

Stack helps clients through difficult times

Laura Stack's clients call her at some of the worst times of their lives.

Jan 23, 2015

Green Bay man indicted in sexual exploitation of minors

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a Green Bay man accusing him of coercing girls to appear in his pornographic videos.

Jan 22, 2015

Lawmakers vote to make ‘upskirting’ a felony (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin state Assembly voted Thursday to make "upskirting"— the act of secretly taking a photo of someone's genitals, buttocks or breasts — a felony punishable by up to 3-½ years in prison.

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