Class Action Suit – Class Certification
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is one of the nation’s largest health insurance providers.
Sentencing Guidelines
Alpha‐PVP is a designer drug that produces a powerful stimulant effect in its users.
Sufficiency of Evidence and Jury Instructions
A jury convicted McKenzie Carson of four counts of violating the federal sex trafficking statute.
Brady Violation and Abuse of Discretion
The obligation of the prosecution to turn over any favorable evidence to the defendant, first announced in Brady, is one aspect of the due process right.
Equal Protection and Establishment Clause Violation
On appeal, the plaintiffs pursue only their federal constitutional claims.
Court Error – Witness Testimony
A jury convicted Jaime Lopez of fifteen counts of wire fraud, four counts of money laundering, and one count of securities fraud in connection with his participation in a fraudulent investment scheme.
Fourth Amendment Violation – John Doe Procedure
While Governor Scott Walker was leading the charge for controversial changes to Wisconsin’s public union laws, plaintiff‐appellant Cynthia Archer was at his side, drafting the law and advocating for its passage.
Amended Complaint – Lack of Jurisdiction
Ms. Roppo now renews her argument that federal jurisdiction is lacking and therefore asks us to vacate the district court’s judgment.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Cremation Society’s argument on appeal, is whether this unit of combined employees contained more than one employee performing bargaining unit work.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Volvo Trucks makes heavy‐duty trucks, and Andy Mohr Truck Center was one of its dealers.
Humans Rights Act Violation – Emotional Distress Claim
Mary Richards filed this lawsuit against her employer, U.S. Steel.
Weekly Case Digests — September 11 to September 15, 2017
Weekly Case Digests — September 11 to September 15, 2017
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