Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
David Minnick appeals from a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion alleging ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Frederick Eugene Walker appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, of repeated sexual assault of T.C.B. between November 2011 and September 2012, when she was under sixteen years old.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company (Wisconsin Mutual) appeals a summary judgment dismissing Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company (Mt. Morris) from a lawsuit involving a utility task vehicle (UTV) accident that allegedly caused injuries to a passenger, Joshua Balde.
Breach of Contract – Fraudulent Inducement Claims
Tankstar USA, Inc. (“Tankstar USA”), Bulk Logistics, Inc. (“Bulk”), Schwerman Trucking Company (“Schwerman”), North American Bulk Transport, Inc. (“North American”), and Rogers Cartage Company (“Rogers”) (collectively, “Tankstar”) appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Navistar, Inc. (“Navistar”) and Lakeside International Trucks, Inc. (“Lakeside”).
Abuse of Discretion – Other Acts Evidence – Prior Consistent Statements
Brian Degorski appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of repeated sexual assault of a child.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Powell appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief.
Foreclosure
Laona State Bank (the Bank) appeals a judgment dismissing its foreclosure claim against Blake and Holly Bocek.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Following a bench trial, Michael Cefalu was convicted of attempted theft by fraud, as a party to the crime, of property worth over $5000 but not more than $10,000.
Statutory Interpretation
Three former college football players contend that online fantasy-sports games violate their statutory right of publicity under Indiana law.
Estate – Sufficiency of Evidence
Patrick McCann died from a doctor’s over-prescription of methadone while detained and awaiting trial at the Ogle County Correctional Center.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
We review a district court’s decision to hold a corporation in contempt of a consent judgment when its outside counsel failed to respond to a motion alleging a violation of the judgment and to appear at a hearing on the motion.
ERISA – Damages
W.A. Griffin, M.D., is the assignee of her patient’s health plan, TeamCare, which the Board of Trustees of Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund (collectively Central States) administers and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001–1461, governs.
Legal News
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- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
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- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property