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In June 2013, a storm passed over Villas at Winding Ridge (“Winding Ridge”), a condominium complex located in Indiana, causing some minor damage from hail.

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Defendants appeal the denial of their request for Lanham Act attorney fees following the plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of its trademark infringement suit.

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Arthur Robinson pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm.

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Tolstoy said that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, and that observation rings true here.

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For four years, nurse practitioner Denise Jordan treated Kevin Clanton’s severe hypertension. Jordan, an employee of the U.S. Public Health Service, failed to properly educate Clanton about his disease or to monitor its advancement.

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Edith McCurry worked at an Illinois warehouse owned by Mars, Inc., the well-known candy maker, and operated by Kenco Logistics Services, a third-party management firm.

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Ruben Lopez Ramos brings this petition to review the removal decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).

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Under Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), local governments may be liable for violating individuals’ rights guaranteed by federal law.

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For 41 years, explicit Supreme Court precedent authorized state‐government entities and unions to enter into agreements under which the unions could receive fair‐share fees from nonmembers to cover the costs incurred when the union negotiated or acted on their behalf over terms of employment.

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Stacey Mooney is a public-school teacher in Eureka (Illinois) Community School District #140. She is not a member of respondent Illinois Education Association (“IEA”), the union that serves as the exclusive representative of her employee unit in collective bargaining with the school district.

A Wisconsin Assembly committee is considering three bills that would implement new pretrial detention procedures and discourage use of cash bail.

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Weekly Case Digests – December 2, 2019 – December 6, 2019

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Sharon Manlick wears a myriad of hats at Axley Brynelson; maybe none more important than chief morale booster.

These days, there’s a lot that a spiffy website, a sharp social-media presence and a keen eye for the hot topics of the day can do for your law firm.

Gloria Lund is often referred to as the face of Axley Brynelson.

During her 16 years at Hupy and Abraham, Ashley Molley has earned a reputation as a go-to person at the firm.

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When Don Lins was a senior in high school, he realized his calling was to work with numbers.

Joan Bernaden, a legal secretary and work coordinator at Quarles & Brady’s Milwaukee office, is the person whom everyone loves. Her colleagues describe her as a diligent and loyal employee, a trusted confidant and friend, and a sassy personality whom clients love to be around.

Wendy Schlies’ title may be paralegal, but that word falls far short of summing up everything she does at Godfrey & Kahn.

Erica Marty started working at Stafford Rosenbaum in 1995 as an office services assistant. From the start, she made a big impression.

It’s clear that Jacob Gardner cares deeply about his job and the people he works alongside. Ask him a few questions about how he ended up at Stafford Rosenbaum, and he’ll give you more than enough background. But it’s not ...

Even after spending five years working as a deputy court clerk in Milwaukee County, Janelle Schmidt is still learning something new every day.

The Sheboygan County sheriff deputy Chad Schoen wants to make a difference every day he comes to work.

The opportunity to continuously learn keeps Laura Olsen enthusiastic about her role as a senior legal-research specialist at Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee.

Although some people shy away from difficulty, Emma Zoch embraces it.

Anne Peterson views her job at Falk Legal Group as requiring her to do whatever is necessary to help attorneys and staff employees there achieve or maintain their standard of excellence.

As deputy law librarian at the Wisconsin State Law Library, Amy Crowder regularly contemplates ways to keep the library’s 135,000 physical items and nearly five miles of bookshelves useful in an increasingly digital world.

Jennifer Dedolph, senior legal research specialist at Quarles & Brady, calls her career “a series of fortunate events.”

A lot has changed since Betty Karnes was hired in 1983 as a file clerk at Michael Best & Friedrich. Advancements in technology have greatly changed most day-to-day tasks at law offices. And, of course, email and cellphones have forever ...