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Jul 5, 2013

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.

Jul 5, 2013

Green Bay attorney keeps eye on creditors’ rights

Michele McKinnon doesn’t mind if you say she’s anal.

Jul 5, 2013

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.

Jul 3, 2013

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.

Jul 3, 2013

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[...]

Jul 3, 2013

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?

Jul 3, 2013

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.

Jul 3, 2013

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.

Jul 3, 2013

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.

Jul 3, 2013

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.

Jul 2, 2013

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.

Jul 2, 2013

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.

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