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Randy Schill appeals judgments convicting him of second-degree sexual assault, kidnapping, and battery, all as a repeat offender. He also appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. He argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his ...

Where attorney Virginia Rose Ray violated trust account rules by failing to place client funds in a separate trust account, she charged excessive fees and, in one case, refused to refund the unearned portion of the fee, she failed to ...

“No explanation was provided as to why Loeb, president of the corporation and a nonpracticing lawyer, gave the complaint to Barkelar, a nonlawyer who ‘deals’ only with small claims cases on behalf of ACC. No explanation was provided as to ...

Bryant E. Carter appeals from a judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of fourth-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct. He raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing the prosecutor to elicit from the victim ...

Further, under Wis. Stat. sections 102.29(6) and 102.01(2)(f), WPL was a “temporary help agency” and plaintiff was placed with WPSC by WPL, thereby affording WPSC the protection of the exclusive remedy rule. “The exclusive remedy rule is critical to the ...

“They do not aid in its creation or development, but arise after completion of the engineering report and after the municipality has published its final resolution. They are instead attributed to an appeal from the special assessment. While the town ...

William Weso appeals a judgment of conviction in which a jury found him guilty of three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, party to a crime. Weso argues two errors; first, that there was insufficient evidence for a jury to ...

Further, under Wis. Stat. sections 102.29(6) and 102.01(2)(f), WPL was a “temporary help agency” and plaintiff was placed with WPSC by WPL, thereby affording WPSC the protection of the exclusive remedy rule. “The exclusive remedy rule is critical to the ...

“The 1995 amendment had two apparent purposes: 1) the codification of the pre-existing requirement in negligence actions that, where there are multiple defendants, a plaintiff’s negligence is compared against the separate rather than the combined negligence of the defendants for ...

Dale A. Coppock appeals from the judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, second offense, following his guilty plea. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his “Motion to Suppress ...

Further, under Wis. Stat. sections 102.29(6) and 102.01(2)(f), WPL was a “temporary help agency” and plaintiff was placed with WPSC by WPL, thereby affording WPSC the protection of the exclusive remedy rule. “The exclusive remedy rule is critical to the ...

Further, under Wis. Stat. sections 102.29(6) and 102.01(2)(f), WPL was a “temporary help agency” and plaintiff was placed with WPSC by WPL, thereby affording WPSC the protection of the exclusive remedy rule. “The exclusive remedy rule is critical to the ...

Michael L. Jacobsen waived his right to appeal when he entered a “no contest” plea to the civil forfeiture charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Appeal is dismissed. This opinion will not be published. Dist II, Sheboygan County, ...

“Nissan characterizes M’Lady’s argument concerning expiration as a ‘defense to the enforcement’ of the agreement containing the arbitration clause and asserts that where a broadly-worded arbitration clause creates a ‘presumption of arbitrability,’ any doubts concerning whether a particular ‘defense’ falls ...

“There is nothing in Wis. Stat. sec. 971.17’s legislative history to suggest it should be mandatory, nor does the statute prescribe any penalty for its violation. In fact, the absence of a penalty provision within a statute suggests that a ...

David W. Watters appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OMVWI), in violation of a La Crosse County ordinance adopting Wis. Stat. sec. 346.63(1)(a), as a first offense. Affirmed. This opinion will not be published. ...

“No explanation was provided as to why Loeb, president of the corporation and a nonpracticing lawyer, gave the complaint to Barkelar, a nonlawyer who ‘deals’ only with small claims cases on behalf of ACC. No explanation was provided as to ...

“While the officer was mistaken regarding the right to require Baratka to perform field tests, there was no misinformation regarding the request for chemical testing. The officer’s right to request the test was properly stated when the officer read the ...

“Nissan characterizes M’Lady’s argument concerning expiration as a ‘defense to the enforcement’ of the agreement containing the arbitration clause and asserts that where a broadly-worded arbitration clause creates a ‘presumption of arbitrability,’ any doubts concerning whether a particular ‘defense’ falls ...

“We conclude that Officer Garcia did have knowledge of facts sufficient to provide a reasonable suspicion that the driver of the vehicle had been involved in the domestic abuse incident. The vehicle she stopped was sufficiently similar to that described ...

“[I]n passing the Communications Act Congress sought to ensure that consumers would receive uniform rates and that consumers would not be discriminated against based on their locality. Allowing state law challenges to the validity of the terms and conditions contained ...

Shawn Werner, on his own and on his daughter Rachel’s behalf, and Terry L. Werner, on behalf of the estate of Linda and Sarah Werner, appeal an order dismissing their claims against Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Coulee Claims ...

“[T]he Supreme Court has made clear that when a decisionmaker has unbridled discretion there are two risks: First, the risk of self-censorship, where the plaintiff may edit his own viewpoint or the content of his speech to avoid governmental censorship; ...

Ronald G. Fedler appeals the circuit court’s judgment that he violated Wis. Stat. sec. 30.19(1)(a) because he did not obtain a permit from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) prior to dredging a pond on his land, and he also ...

“Counterman and Cassidy might have aided Pannell’s defense. He wanted both to testify that they observed Elofson break the security seal during the October 14 search, testimony that would have corroborated his statement that he never opened the television and ...

Thomas William Koeppen challenges aspects of the judgment divorcing him from Jeri Lee Koeppen. He also challenges the circuit court’s requirement that he reimburse Waukesha County for the costs incurred by the sheriff to transport him from prison to the ...

“Sims contends that substantial evidence fails to support the ALJ’s Step 5 determination because the VE testified that she would be unemployable if her allegations of physical and mental limitations were credible. But the ALJ did not find all of ...

Dr. Rupinder Singh, Krohn Clinic, Ltd., and Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin appeal from the judgment on the malpractice claim of Allen Pronschinske, his son, and the estate of his deceased wife, Karen Pronschinske. The appellants raise various issues concerning ...

“Ty deliberately produces a quantity of each Beanie Baby that fails to clear the market at the very low price that it charges for Beanie Babies. The main goal is to stampede children into nagging their parents to buy the ...

The State appeals the circuit court’s order for a new trial based on ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Because we conclude that the totality of trial counsel’s representation in defense of Thiel was not constitutionally deficient, we reverse the circuit ...