Weekly Case Digests – November 18, 2019 – November 22, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – November 18, 2019 – November 22, 2019
Construction company owner pleads not guilty to child-porn charges
The owner of Sonag Construction is pleading not guilty to child-pornography charges.
You can (sometimes) use social media as proof of FMLA abuse in court (INFOGRAPHIC)
A Facebook photo surfaces showing an employee who’s using leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act relaxing on the beach. The photo can be used as proof of FMLA abuse in court — depending on the circumstances.
Warrantless Search – OWI – Blood Test
The State appeals an order of the Portage County Circuit Court suppressing the results of blood alcohol testing of John Lane’s blood.
OWI – Countable Prior Conviction
Ricky O’Driscoll appeals the circuit court judgment convicting him of a fifth offense operating while intoxicated (OWI).
Domestic Abuse Injunction – Burden of Proof
A petitioner requesting a domestic abuse injunction appeals the circuit court’s denial of the petition based on the petitioner’s failure to meet his burden of proof.
Abuse of Discretion – Domestic Abuse Injunction
Anthony Rineer appeals a domestic abuse injunction entered against him by the circuit court (the Hon. Jill J. Karofsky) on September 5, 2018.
Court Error – Guardian Ad Litem Fees
Mark D. Larsen, pro se, appeals a circuit court judgment for payment of guardian ad litem (GAL) fees.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion
Jamie Ellin Grimm appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (second offense) and challenges the circuit court’s order denying her motion to suppress the evidence.
Divorce – Property Division
Kelly Wink appeals from a judgment of divorce from Craig Wink.
Unlawful Stop – Suppression of Evidence
Vance Reed appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest pleas, convicting him of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
Legal News
- US college campuses erupt throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record girl in airplane bathroom
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
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