Who’s Doing What: New hires in Milwaukee, Madison
Jeremy Adelson, James Barton, Don Jacquart, Paul Jacquart, John Shanahan, and Kristin Smith joined Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger LLC, Milwaukee.
Green Bay attorney keeps eye on creditors’ rights
Michele McKinnon doesn’t mind if you say she’s anal.
Few Milwaukee clergy abuse victims get large sums
Clergy sex abuse victims have long accused the Archdiocese of Milwaukee of spending more money on lawyers to protect itself than to care for those who suffered at the hands of abusive priests.
Milwaukee moves for more parking garage contempt charges (UPDATE)
Milwaukee city attorneys are pursuing a second set of contempt charges against the owner of a downtown parking garage.
Court upholds parents’ convictions in prayer death (UPDATE)
A mother and father who prayed instead of seeking medical help as their daughter died were properly convicted of homicide, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that dramatically limits legal immunity for parents who turn to God rather than scie[...]
Court of Appeals: Officer testimony doesn’t taint plea agreement
When the state enters a plea agreement, is it breached when a Milwaukee police officer -- shot while serving the no-knock warrant -- testifies at the sentencing hearing that the defendant should get the maximum prison term?
Bankruptcy Court judges split over state tax dischargeability
Lawyers say a split in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court over whether tax liability from late-filed state income tax returns are dischargeable in bankruptcy is creating uncertainty and making it difficult to advise debtors on how to proceed.
Plaintiffs’ attorney group urges increase in trucking insurance limits
Federal trucking industry insurance standards from 1980 create safety hazards on American roads and prevent accident victims from being fully compensated, according to a new report from the American Association for Justice, a plaintiffs’ attorneys’ group.
ACA employer mandate delayed one year
Enforcement of the federal health care law mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage to workers or face a fine has been delayed for a year, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.
Appeal filed for raw milk farmer
A Virginia farmer rights group has filed an appeal on behalf of a Wisconsin dairy farmer convicted of misdemeanor related to the sale of raw milk.
Quadriplegic awarded $43.1M verdict against Johnson Controls (UPDATE)
A 51-year-old Vermont woman who was left a quadriplegic after the car she was driving was rear-ended almost six years ago has been awarded a $43.1 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a car seat that allegedly collapsed during the crash.
7th Circuit reverses judgment in leukemia case
A plaintiff’s expert had a sufficiently reliable scientific basis to render the opinion that benzene in paints was a substantial cause of a form of leukemia that claimed a painter’s life, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Legal News
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
- Steven Avery prosecutor’s leaked diary reveals Ken Kratz’s confession
- Trevor Casper, killed in the line of duty, remembered 9 years later
- DOJ vs. Apple (chart)
- Milwaukee officers shoot, critically wound man when he fires at them during pursuit, police say
- Appellate courts do away with paper briefs
- Man dies from becoming trapped in municipal Wisconsin water tank
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