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Statutory Interpretation
The Wisconsin Retirement Board denied Gregory Pozarski’s application for duty disability benefits as a surviving spouse, and the circuit court affirmed the Board’s decision.
Negligence – Governmental Immunity
Dane Radebaugh was injured when he was struck in the head by a line-drive foul ball while participating in a recreational league baseball game at Campus Field in Lake Mills. Radebaugh, by his Guardian ad Litem, and his parents Lisa Scott and James Radebaugh, sued the Lake Mills School District and the Lake Mills Recreational Department and their insurers, along with Radebaugh’s coach, Terry Yand[...]
Statutory Interpretation – WIS. STAT. ch. 82
Margaret Pulera appeals the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Town Board of the Town of Johnstown and its three members (collectively, the “Board”).
Legal Malpractice – Negligence
Edward Mentell appeals summary judgment dismissing his complaint for legal malpractice against Erhard & Payette, LLC and its malpractice insurer, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (collectively, Erhard & Payette). Erhard & Payette had represented Mentell in a negligence action against an appraiser hired to appraise a then-proposed condominium project for which Mentell was seeking financin[...]
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Auto-Owners Insurance Company (Auto-Owners) appeals from a nonfinal order denying its motion to enforce a mediation settlement agreement.
Lack of Jurisdiction
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for the City of Milwaukee (Board) appeals an order setting aside the Board’s decision to sustain the discharge of Milwaukee Police Detective Rodolfo Gomez, Jr. Because the Board failed to conduct a trial on Gomez’s appeal of his discharge within the time required by statute, the Board lost authority to exercise its jurisdiction, and thus, to hold the [...]
Evidentiary Hearing Denied
Kenyatta Sobeasr Clincy, pro se, appeals from an order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Plea Withdrawal
Craig Spaude appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of third-degree sexual assault and an order denying postconviction relief.
Motion for Reconsideration Denied
Larry George, pro se, appeals an order affirming, on certiorari review, the Wisconsin Parole Commission’s decision to deny George presumptive mandatory release.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and State Expert Witness Testimony
Lonnie Sorenson appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict for second-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Courtney J. James, pro se, appeals from the circuit court order denying his motion for postconviction relief under WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16).
Court Error – Evidentiary Rulings
Kentonyo Morgan appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide while armed with a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
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- 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
