Court Error – Exclusion of Evidence
James Kruger was convicted in the Dane County Circuit Court of first-degree recklessly endangering safety with the use of a dangerous weapon and felony bail jumping.
Invasion of Privacy
G.W. Buckeridge and eighteen other named patients (collectively, “the Buckeridges”) of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority UW Health (UW Health) appeal an order and a judgment that dismissed the Buckeridges’ claims against UW Health and Kila Lucey.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Stop the Ongoing Mine Permit (STOMP) appeals from an order of the circuit court affirming, on certiorari review, the Town of Ashford Board of Appeals’ (BOA) decision to grant Batzler Trucking, Inc. a conditional use permit to operate an agricultural sand mine in the Town of Ashford.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Sharlene Bertram appeals a judgment entered in favor of the Estate of Dolores E. Kreitlow, premised on its claims of undue influence and breach of fiduciary duty against Bertram for her conduct while acting as Kreitlow’s power of attorney for finances and property.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Dakon M. Martin appeals pro se from a judgment convicting him of possessing narcotics (methadone) with intent to deliver on his no contest plea and from a postconviction order denying his motion to withdraw his plea due to ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
Pension – Statute of Limitations
Carol Couturier appeals the trial court’s order affirming the decision of the Pension Board of the Employees’ Retirement System of Milwaukee County (Board) that upheld the recovery of seven months of pension overpayments made to Couturier by the Employees’ Retirement System of Milwaukee County (ERS).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Nathan Birkholz appeals judgments imposing sentences after the revocation of his probation.
Abuse of Discretion – Maintenance
Sandra J. Kopp appeals the circuit court’s order denying her motion to modify maintenance.
Duty to Defend
Konecranes, Inc., Brian Angelroth, and Michael Carroll (collectively, “Konecranes”) appeal from judgments of the circuit court, entered on orders following a jury’s verdict, against Konecranes in favor of plaintiff Bradley Moore and third-party defendant Badger Alloys, Inc.
Due Process Violation
John Finley appeals from a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of the same child—his nine-year-old niece—as well as from the denial of his postconviction motion.
Sentence Modification
Jeffery Lopez appeals his judgment of conviction entered on his guilty plea to felony intimidation of a victim; a charge of physical abuse of a child was dismissed but considered at sentencing.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
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- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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