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Quarles & Brady files petition to undo Legislature’s ban on ghostwriting
The Milwaukee-based firm Quarles & Brady is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to undo the state Legislature's recent ban on ghostwriting.
OWI – Probable Cause
Robert Marsh appeals related judgments convicting him of a fourth offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) and fleeing or eluding a police officer.
Malpractice – Auric Exception
Wisconsin has a long-standing rule that an attorney is not liable to a non-client for “acts committed in the exercise of his [or her] duties as an attorney.”
Breach of Contract – Misrepresentation
Wendy Sanders and Dale Sanders purchased a home from Eleanor Hertel and then sued Hertel for breach of contract and misrepresentation, claiming that Hertel was aware of, but failed to properly disclose, certain defects of the home in the seller’s Real Estate Condition Report.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Kurt F. Froebel appeals from a judgment convicting him of interfering with lawful hunting, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 29.083(2)(a).
Newly Discovered Evidence
Thomas J. Blake appeals, pro se, from an order of the circuit court denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) postconviction motion.
Plea & Sentencing
Karl J. Landt appeals from a judgment convicting him as a party to the crime of forty-seven counts of capturing a nude image, charged across three cases, and from an order denying his postconviction motion for plea withdrawal and sentence modification.
Probable Cause
Calvin Lee Brown appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon guilty pleas, to one count of possession of heroin with intent to deliver and one count of human trafficking.
CHIPS – Failure to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem
M.C. appeals a case closure order entered in a CHIPS proceeding regarding his son, Alex.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Jack McKenzie Wingo, III, appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of four felonies.
Jury Instructions
Dale Goshaw and Auto-Owners Insurance Company appeal a money judgment entered in favor of Nevin Smith in this negligence action.
Referee recommends 60-day suspension for Milwaukee attorney
A referee is recommending that a Milwaukee lawyer be suspended for 60 days over misconduct in two divorce cases.
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