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Jul 25, 2013

Legislators renew push to remove statute of limitation in child sexual abuse lawsuits

New legislation seeks to open a window for child sexual abuse lawsuits that were previously denied because the statute of limitation had expired.

Jul 25, 2013

Outside spending on high court race tops $1.2 million (UPDATE)

Even though independent groups spent $1.2 million on the spring’s Supreme Court election, the contest was one of the cheapest in recent years.

Jul 25, 2013

Portage County struggles with aging courthouse

Portage County holds court in a 55-year-old building that officials say is too small, out of date and a security risk.

Jul 24, 2013

Wisconsin firms tap in to manufacturing comeback

Two Wisconsin-based law firms are adopting new strategies to expand and better serve their manufacturing client bases to take advantage of the industry’s resurgence.

Jul 24, 2013

Plaintiffs win settlements in wrongful death action

A wrongful death action filed in Rock County Circuit Court ended with two settlements awarding the plaintiffs a total of $1,521,500.

Jul 24, 2013

Milwaukee County Courthouse reopens after fire (UPDATE)

The Milwaukee County Courthouse is fully reopened.

Jul 23, 2013

Federal court upholds Bush-era smog standard

A federal court on Tuesday upheld a 2008 air pollution standard the Obama administration vowed to strengthen, but later reversed itself and kept in place.

Jul 23, 2013

Fighting back: How to handle bullies in the courtroom, office

Bullies can be as prevalent in the courtroom as they are on the playground.

Jul 23, 2013

Arbitration ruling divides litigation bar

The chasm between civil defense attorneys who extol the virtues of mandatory arbitration agreements and members of the plaintiffs’ bar who say the pacts strip consumers of their right to redress was widened by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.

Jul 23, 2013

Jury selection begins in La Crosse photo store homicide

Jury selection is underway in western Wisconsin in the trial of a Minnesota man accused of killing a camera store owner and his teenage son.

Jul 23, 2013

Justices uphold referee’s decision after OLR appeal

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a referee’s decision Tuesday that a Racine County prosecutor should not be disciplined for allegedly withholding evidence that could have exonerated someone she was prosecuting.

Jul 23, 2013

Insanity plea in child-asphyxiation case

A central Wisconsin woman accused of trying to kill four of her six children to spare them the pain of her divorce has pleaded insanity.

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