Opinion

Abuse of Discretion – 6th Amendment Violation

A litigant in a civil case has neither a statutory nor a constitutional right to counsel.

In 2009 Blanchard & Associates, a Chicago law firm, provided legal services to an Indian pharmaceutical company, Lupin Ltd. (“Lupin India”), and its American subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Lupin USA”).

Unemployment Benefits – Collective Bargaining Agreement

For more than half a century, Caterpillar Inc. paid unemployment benefits to laid-off employees at its manufacturing plant in Joliet, Illinois.

ALJ Error – Disability

George Plessinger applied for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act based on his chronic back pain.

Weekly Case Digests — September 10 – September 14, 2018

Weekly Case Digests — September 10 - September 14, 2018

Postconviction Motion Denied – Sentencing

Altherelle Robbins appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possessing cocaine with intent to deliver and from an order denying his postconviction motion seeking resentencing.

Sufficiency of Evidence

Laymon Quendell Price appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of three counts of kidnapping by use of a dangerous weapon and five counts of first-degree sexual assault.

Abuse of Discretion – Postconviction Relief

Mark Malm appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

OWI – Unlawful-stop Claim

Erik J. Wille appeals his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC).

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

DeWayne Knight appeals pro se from a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion without a hearing.

Motion to Suppress – Miranda Waiver

Seth Lehrke appeals a judgment of conviction, entered following a jury trial, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Sufficiency of Evidence

This is an appeal of a judgment in a garnishment action brought by Carol and Terrance Beck.