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Sentencing – Conditions of Supervised Release
Kenneth Raney appeals for the second time the district court’s decision to impose an additional two‐year term of supervised release after revoking his previous release term.
Quantum Meruit – Attorney’s Fees
Dustan Dobbs hired Appellees George McLaughlin, John Gehlhausen, and Anthony Argeros as his attorneys on a contingency fee basis.
8th Amendment Violation – 1st Amendment violation
Seyon Haywood, formerly an inmate at Illinois’s Shawnee Correctional Center, accused his auto mechanics teacher of attacking him.
Negligence
Hannah Piotrowski was injured after slipping on two small rocks in the parking lot of a Menard store.
Retaliatory Termination – Sexual Harassment – Damages
Maria Gracia sued her employer, SigmaTron, International, Inc., for sexual harassment and for terminating her in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment.
Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: First American Bank v. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, et al Case No.: 16-1122 Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges Focus: Mertiless Suit “In 2013 an Illinois lawyer named David M. Goodson received an email from a person who represented himself or herself to […]
Child Custody
This is an ongoing dispute over physical placement of two minor children born in 2003 and 2005, between the children’s mother, Lori Erickson, and the children’s adjudicated father, Steven Coons.
Damages – Wisconsin Consumer Act
Bernard Seidling appeals an order awarding Dori Stepan compensatory damages, punitive damages, and actual attorney fees and costs on her counterclaim alleging abuse of process and Wisconsin Consumer Act violations.
Voluntary Payment Doctrine – Estoppel
The City of Milwaukee (the City) appeals a judgment entered against it and in favor of DJK 59 LLC, JBC 59 LLC, Juneau Village II Limited Partnership, Juneau Village Shopping Center LLC, and 829 Cass LLC (collectively, DJK) in the amount of $614,336.49 plus statutory costs.
Rent Adjustments
Va’Na Barki, pro se, appeals a judgment of the circuit court dismissing her counterclaim against the Milwaukee City Housing Authority.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Anthony Rodriguez was convicted of two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child following a jury trial in the State of Illinois in 1997.
Polls
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- Wisconsin man gets 15 years in prison for Door County bar fire that killed two
- Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
- Wisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 2 elections for same congressional seat
- ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
- Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
- The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill
- Bones found in 1989 in a Wisconsin chimney identified as man who last contacted relatives in 1970
- WisGOP convention spotlights abortion, higher education, immigration and national security
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
