Wire Fraud – Indictment Change
Kolbusz, a dermatologist, submitted thousands of claims to the Medicare system and private insurers for the treatment of actinic keratosis, a skin condition that sometimes leads to cancer.
Special Election
Plaintiffs Gregory P. Bowes and Christopher K. Starkey lost in the May 2014 Democratic primary election for Marion County Superior Court judges.
Confiscation – 1st amendment
Defendants provide no evidence that confiscation of death certificate ordered by appellant was not related to legitimate interest.
14th Amendment
Judge prematurely dismissed appellant case on grounds that institution not required to comply with state statutes.
Weekly Case Digests — Sep. 19 – Sept. 23, 2016
Weekly Case Digests — Sep. 19 – Sept. 23, 2016
Court Error – Expert Testimony
Barbara Nahmens appeals a circuit court order that dismissed Nahmens’s professional negligence action against John Zimmermann on summary judgment.
Court Error – Motion to Suppress
Steven Heath appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (“OWI”), as a third offense.
Contempt – Attorney Fees
David Leszczynski appeals from an order dated December 21, 2015, finding him in contempt of court for failing to purge himself of certain conditions imposed by a prior order, sentencing him to ninety days in jail unless he paid $81,576 in arrears for Section 71 payments and child support, and awarding his former wife, Nicole A. Gomez, attorney fees.
Division of Property – Divorce
In these consolidated cases, Jodiann Steiner, f/k/a Jodiann Burney, appeals the property division portion of the amended judgment granting a divorce to her and her former husband, Kevin Burney.
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Witness
Lory Kerk appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), third-offense.
Motion to Suppress – Court Error
The State appeals an order granting Adam Vice’s motion to suppress his confession to sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.
Legal News
- Wisconsin leads 26 Governors to strengthen state and tribal child support enforcement act
- Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- 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
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