Breach of Contract
Lake Altoona Rehabilitation and Protection District (the Lake District) appeals a judgment dismissing its breach of contract claim against Arvid Jereczek and Stephen Hilger (collectively, Jereczek).
Property Tax Assessment
Marathon Petroleum Company LP and U.S. Venture, Inc. (collectively the “Oil Companies”) appeal the trial court’s order affirming the City of Milwaukee’s 2008 through 2014 property tax assessments for their oil terminals.
Breach of Duty of Care
Robin Austin sued Walgreen Co. after she slipped and fell at a Walgreens store in northwestern Indiana, breaking her knee.
Arbitration Clause – Cardholder Agreement
A.D., by and through her mother, Judith Serrano, brought this putative class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
At age 56, Margery Newman purchased a long-term-care insurance plan from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”).
Bankruptcy – Chapter 13 Plan Payments
Appellee Denise L. Blake is a below‐median income debtor who filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Plea and Sentencing – Sentencing Guidelines
Walker Hampton was caught breaking into a trucking business and later confessed to robbing a nearby post office as well.
Statutory Interpretation
In December 2010 a Wisconsin jury found Muhammad Sarfraz guilty of sexually assaulting I.N., a Pakistani immigrant who, along with her father, briefly lived with Sarfraz after arriving in this country in late 2009.
1st Amendment Violation
Since ancient times, people have been celebrating the winter solstice, which occurs around the third week of December in the Northern Hemisphere.
Stored Communications Act – Good Faith Defense
This appeal requires us once again to delve into the intricacies of the Wisconsin “John Doe proceeding,” a unique creature of Wisconsin law with some similarities to a grand jury investigation.
Sentencing – Statute Interpretation
In this appeal of a denial of a petition for review under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, Ernest Shields argues that he should not have been sentenced as an armed career criminal because two of his Illinois convictions—one for residential burglary and another for armed robbery—cannot be characterized as violent felonies under the Armed Career Criminal Act, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).
FDCPA and FCRA Violation
Deborah Walton sued EOS CCA, a debt collector, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- 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