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Vicarious Liability – Private Corporations
Iskander v. Forest Park, 690 F.2d 126 (7th Cir. 1982), holds that private corporations, when deemed to be state actors in suits under 42 U.S.C. §1983, must be treated the same as municipal corporations.
ALJ Error – Disability Benefits
Ronnie Winsted applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income claiming disability based on numerous conditions, including degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, and anxiety.
Damages
Attorney Wendy Alison Nora appeals a decision requiring her and her client to pay damages and costs related to this bankruptcy litigation, as well as an order suspending her from the practice of law in the Western District of Wisconsin.
Standing to Sue – Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Two corporations, Craftwood II and Craftwood III, operate hardware businesses in California.
Weekly Case Digests – April 29, 2019 – May 3, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – April 29, 2019 – May 3, 2019
False or Misleading Statements – Securities Exchange Act of 1934– Securities Act of 1933
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b–5 makes it unlawful: “(a) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, “(b) To make any untrue statement of a material fact . . . , or “(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit . . . in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.” 17 CFR §240.10b–5 (2018[...]
Statutory Interpretation – ANILCA
This Court first encountered John Sturgeon’s lawsuit three Terms ago. See Sturgeon v. Frost, 577 U. S. ___ (2016) (Sturgeon I ).
Statutory Interpretation – FSIA
This case concerns the requirements applicable to a particular method of serving civil process on a foreign state.
NGI Plea Withdrawal
This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. Fugere, 2018 WI App 24, 381 Wis. 2d 142, 911 N.W.2d 127, affirming the Chippewa County circuit court's order.
Estate – Malpractice
The petitioners, collectively the MacLeish children, seek review of an unpublished court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's order dismissing their legal malpractice claim against the law firm that administered their father's estate.
Sentence Credit
Caleb Hawley appeals a judgment of conviction of the Dodge County Circuit Court denying sentence credit.
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- 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
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
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