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This is a reciprocal discipline matter.

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We review a supplemental referee's report and recommendation concluding that Attorney Cole J. White committed 27 counts of professional misconduct in his handling of four client matters.

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Pending before the court is a report and recommendation filed by Referee Richard M. Esenberg.

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Jacob Beedle appeals a summary judgment dismissing IMT Insurance Company (“the insurer”) from Beedle’s suit against the insurer and its insured, Pierce Phillips (“the insured”), based on the circuit court’s application of a business exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy.

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Alfonso Loayza appeals a judgment of conviction for operating while intoxicated and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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Robert L. Kavalauskas appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second offense (OWI 2nd), contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).

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Christopher Durski appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fourth offense.

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A jury found Aaron M. Wigman guilty of two counts of making threats to law enforcement officers, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.203(2) (2017-18).

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Daniel A. Griffin appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of child abuse intentionally causing great bodily harm in the death of fourteen-month-old MHP and the injuries suffered by his twin brother, MDP.

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Johnny Maldonado appeals from an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) motion for postconviction relief.

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Bobby L. Green appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a person adjudicated delinquent for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.

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Traci Busha appeals a judgment convicting her of third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc., (Wheaton Franciscan) and two other defendants appeal an order certifying a class and appointing plaintiff Elizabeth Harwood as class representative.

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On August 28, 2015, Alfonso Lorenzo Brooks was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Scott F. Ferguson, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and four counts of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent.

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Patrick D. Zolliecoffer seeks a new trial after his convictions for disorderly conduct, battery to a law enforcement officer, and attempted disarming of a peace officer.

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American Company of Irish Dance (American) appeals an order in which the trial court declared a successor organization to the Trinity Irish Dance Company (Trinity I).

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Sean Jones appeals a judgment of conviction for armed robbery as a party to the crime, as well as an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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David J. McCormick and Pearse A. McCormick (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal the dismissal of their claims against the Auto Club Insurance Association (“AAA”).

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Lila Rudawski appeals a judgment, entered upon her no-contest plea, convicting her of possession with intent to deliver between three and ten grams of amphetamine, as a repeater and as a second and subsequent offense.

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Driveline Systems, LLC (“Driveline”) filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Arctic Cat, Inc. (“Arctic Cat”) over a supply contract for specially manufactured goods.

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Federal law imposes tight restrictions on private possession of machineguns and laser gunsights but allows law enforcement agencies to purchase and use both machineguns and laser sights.

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This is a case about who should bear the costs of cleaning up a contaminated lead smelter site in Beech Grove, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis.

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Laura Rozumalski was sexually harassed by her direct supervisor, Mark Riedel.

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After an infant died in the care of petitioner Jeanette Janusiak, a Wisconsin jury found her guilty of first‐degree intentional homicide.

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Indiana, like many states, has an elaborate network of laws regulating abortion care.

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Crowbar in hand, U.S. Customs Officer Jorge Parra spent December 8, 2010 “cracking open containers” at a warehouse near the Los Angeles seaport.

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Police officers pulled Marshon Simon over for failing to signal sufficiently ahead of turning.

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This appeal presents a question of first impression for us on the scope of statutory damages recoverable under the Copyright Act of 1976. Section 504(c)(1) of the Act permits a copyright holder “to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, an award of statutory damages for all infringements involved in the action, with respect to any one work,” with Congress separately instructing that, in determining statutory damages, “all the parts of a compilation or derivative work constitute one work.”

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After a rocky probationary period, the Illinois Department of Transportation discharged its employee Terry Smith.

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